- Division of Fremantle
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This article is about the Australian federal electorate. For the Western Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Fremantle.
Fremantle
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fremantle (green) in Western AustraliaCreated: 1900 MP: Melissa Parke Party: Labor Namesake: Fremantle Area: 201 km² (78 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.
The division was created at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Fremantle, which in turn is named for Captain Charles Fremantle, captain of the Challenger, which brought the first settlers to Western Australia. The Division is located in the southern suburbs of Perth, and includes Cockburn, Coolbellup and Palmyra as well as Fremantle. It is a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, which has held it continuously since 1934. It has been held by a succession of senior Labor figures, including John Curtin (Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45) and Cabinet ministers Kim Beazley (senior), John Dawkins and Carmen Lawrence, the former Premier of Western Australia. Lawrence retired at the 2007 election. She was succeeded by Melissa Parke, a former United Nations lawyer.
Members
Member Party Term Elias Solomon Free Trade 1901–1903 William Carpenter Labor 1903–1906 William Hedges Western Australian 1906–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1913 Reginald Burchell Labor 1913–1916 Nationalist 1916–1922 William Watson Independent 1922–1928 John Curtin Labor 1928–1931 William Watson United Australia 1931–1934 John Curtin Labor 1934–1945 Kim Beazley (senior) Labor 1945–1977 John Dawkins Labor 1977–1994 Carmen Lawrence Labor 1994–2007 Melissa Parke Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of FremantleAustralian federal election, 2010: Fremantle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Melissa Parke 32,063 38.94 -6.24 Liberal Matt Taylor 31,755 38.57 +3.48 Greens Kate Davis 14,531 17.65 +3.07 Family First Larry Parsons 1,409 1.71 +0.28 Christian Democrats Scott Robertson 1,294 1.57 -0.15 Socialist Alliance Sanna Andrew 662 0.80 +0.35 Democratic Labor Keith McEncroe 622 0.76 +0.76 Total formal votes 82,336 94.57 -1.18 Informal votes 4,724 5.43 +1.18 Turnout 87,060 93.27 -0.51 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Melissa Parke 45,858 55.70 -3.44 Liberal Matt Taylor 36,478 44.30 +3.44 Labor hold Swing -3.44 References
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- Federal politics in Western Australia
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