Division of Curtin
The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45.[1] Much of the area was part of the Division of Fremantle, which Curtin represented from 1928 to 1945. It covers the beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Subiaco and Swanbourne.[1]
| Curtin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Curtin (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Kate Chaney |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | John Curtin |
| Electors | 90,430 (2010) |
| Area | 104 km2 (40.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hasluck | Liberal | 1949 – 1969 | |
| Victor Garland | Liberal | 1969 – 1981 | |
| Allan Rocher | Liberal | 1981 – 1996 | |
| Independent | 1995 – 1998 | ||
| Julie Bishop | Liberal | 1998 – 2019 | |
| Celia Hammond | Liberal | 2019 - 2022 | |
| Kate Chaney | Independent | 2022 - Present | |
Its most famous member was Paul Hasluck, a Cabinet minister and later Governor-General of Australia. Julie Bishop was Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues in the Howard Government. She is the Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, making her the first woman to hold this role.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Curtin[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Celia Hammond | 43,408 | 41.33 | −12.68 | |
| Independent | Kate Chaney | 30,942 | 29.46 | +29.46 | |
| Labor | Yannick Spencer | 14,654 | 13.95 | −4.63 | |
| Greens | Cameron Pidgeon | 10,889 | 10.37 | −4.93 | |
| United Australia | Ladeisha Verhoeff | 1,828 | 1.74 | +0.45 | |
| One Nation | Dale Grillo | 1,310 | 1.25 | −0.11 | |
| Western Australia | Bill Burn | 1,243 | 1.18 | −0.37 | |
| Australian Federation | Judith Cullity | 763 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
| Total formal votes | 105,037 | 96.89 | +0.07 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,373 | 3.11 | −0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 108,410 | 90.90 | −1.10 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal | Celia Hammond | 58,401 | 55.60 | −8.35 | |
| Labor | Yannick Spencer | 46,636 | 44.40 | +8.35 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Kate Chaney | 53,847 | 51.26 | +51.26 | |
| Liberal | Celia Hammond | 51,190 | 48.74 | −15.21 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +51.26 | |||
Division Of Curtin Media
John Curtin, the division's namesake
Paul Hasluck, as Minister for Territories in 1960
Vic Garland 1969 (cropped)
Official portrait of Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
Kate Chaney, independent member for Curtin in the Australian House of Respresentatives.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Curtin". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ Curtin, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.