Division of Cowan

The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It covers the northern suburbs of Perth, including Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Landsdale, Woodvale and Marangaroo.

Cowan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cowan, Western Australia, 2016.
Created	1984
MP	Anne Aly
Party	Labor
Namesake	Edith Cowan
Electors	98,668 (2019)
Area	180 km2 (69.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Carolyn Jakobsen (1947–)	Labor	1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 – 1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993	Lost seat
		Richard Evans (1953–)	Liberal	1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993 – 1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998	Lost seat
		Graham Edwards (1946–)	Labor	1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998 – 2007 Australian federal election, 17 October 2007	Previously a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Retired. Last veteran of the Vietnam War to serve in the House of Representatives
		Luke Simpkins (1964–)	Liberal	2007 Australian federal election, 24 November 2007 – 2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016	Lost seat
		Anne Aly (1967–)	Labor	2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016 – present	Incumbent

Graham Edwards had been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and a minister in the Lawrence Government.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anne Aly	46,712	46.86	+9.03
	Liberal	Vince Connelly	30,328	30.42	−9.65
	Greens	Isabella Tripp	9,829	9.86	−1.22
	One Nation	Tyler Walsh	2,839	2.85	−1.81
	United Australia	Claire Hand	2,423	2.43	+0.18
	Christians	Sylvia Iradukunda	1,859	1.86	+0.03
	Animal Justice	Michael Anagno	1,775	1.78	+1.78
	Western Australia	Roland Laverack	1,714	1.72	+0.52
	Australian Federation	Michael Calautti	1,125	1.13	+1.13
	Liberal Democrats	Micah van Krieken	1,080	1.08	+1.08
Total formal votes			99,684	92.54	−1.70
Informal votes			8,039	7.46	+1.70
Turnout			107,723	87.86	−2.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anne Aly	60,625	60.82	+9.96
	Liberal	Vince Connelly	39,059	39.18	−9.96
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.96

Division Of Cowan Media

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  Edith Cowan, the division's namesake

Other websites

• Division of Cowan - Australian Electoral Commission
• Luke Simpkin's website Archived 2013-10-11 at the Wayback Machine