Division of Stirling
The Division of Stirling was an Australian electoral division in the inner northern and beachside suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It includes Balcatta, Balga, Carine, Innaloo, Nollamara, North Beach, Scarborough, Stirling, Trigg and Yokine.[1] It was set up in 1955, and named after Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia.[1] It was abolished in 2022.
| Stirling Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Stirling (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
| MP | Michael Keenan |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | James Stirling |
| Electors | 96,289 (2013) |
| Area | 77 km2 (29.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Webb | Labor | 1955–1958 | |
| Doug Cash | Liberal | 1958–1961 | |
| Harry Webb | Labor | 1961–1972 | |
| Ian Viner | Liberal | 1972–1983 | |
| Ron Edwards | Labor | 1983–1993 | |
| Eoin Cameron | Liberal | 1993–1998 | |
| Jann McFarlane | Labor | 1998–2004 | |
| Michael Keenan | Liberal | 2004–present | |
Election results
| 2019 Australian federal election: Stirling[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Vince Connelly | 40,757 | 46.97 | −2.48 | |
| Labor | Melita Markey | 27,623 | 31.83 | −0.34 | |
| Greens | Judith Cullity | 10,439 | 12.03 | +0.35 | |
| One Nation | Angus Young | 3,129 | 3.61 | +3.61 | |
| Western Australia | Elizabeth Re | 1,750 | 2.02 | +2.02 | |
| United Australia | Dorothy Hutton | 1,577 | 1.82 | +1.82 | |
| Christians | Kevin Host | 1,504 | 1.73 | −0.71 | |
| Total formal votes | 86,779 | 95.32 | −0.53 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,259 | 4.68 | +0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 91,038 | 89.97 | +2.24 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Vince Connelly | 48,289 | 55.65 | −0.47 | |
| Labor | Melita Markey | 38,490 | 44.35 | +0.47 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold | Swing | −0.47 | |||
Division Of Stirling Media
Sir James Stirling, the division's namesake
A 1962 black and white portrait of Harry Webb, MHR for Stirling
Australian politician Doug Cash, Liberal MHR for Stirling.
A 1967 black and white portrait of Harry Webb, MHR for Stirling
Australian politician Ian Viner, Liberal MHR for Stirling.
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Michael Keenan, Australian Minister for Justice, at the Indonesia-Australia Ministerial Council on Law and Security in February 2017.
Vince Connelly Profile Pic
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Stirling (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ Stirling, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.