Division of Curtin
| Curtin AustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivision | |
|---|---|
 Division of Curtin inWestern Australia,as of the 2021 redistribution. | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Kate Chaney |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | John Curtin |
| Electors | 119,397 (2022) |
| Area | 98 km2(37.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
TheDivision of Curtinis anAustralian electoral divisioninWestern Australia.
History[edit]
The division was created in 1949 and is named forJohn Curtin,who wasPrime Minister of Australiafrom 1941 to 1945. Prior to its creation, much of this area was part of theDivision of Fremantle,which Curtin represented for most of the time from1928to1945.It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs ofPerth,includingClaremont,Cottesloe,Mosman Park,Nedlands,SubiacoandSwanbourne.
It was created as a notionalLaborseat. However, this area was located in naturallyLiberalterritory, and the Liberals won it resoundingly as part of their massive victory in the1949 election,turning it into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke. It was held by a Liberal or a conservative independent for the next 70 years. The only time it was out of Liberal hands came whenAllan Rocherwon it in1996after losing his Liberal endorsement. Rocher was defeated at the1998 election,whenJulie Bishopreclaimed it for the Liberals.
Its most prominent member has beenPaul Hasluck,who was a senior Cabinet minister in theMenziesandHoltgovernments and thenGovernor-General of Australiaafter leaving politics. Other prominent members includeVictor Garland,a minister in theMcMahonandFrasergovernments, and Bishop, the formerDeputy Leaderof the Liberal Party (the first woman to hold this role) and a minister in theHoward,Abbott,andTurnbullgovernments.
Bishop retired at the2019 election,andCelia Hammond,a former vice chancellor ofUniversity of Notre Dame Australia,retained it for the Liberals with a reduced majority. With a two-party preferred margin of 14.3 percent, it was the fifth-safest Coalition seat in metropolitan Australia. However, at the2022 election,Hammond lost over 11 percent of her primary vote, and lost the seat toteal independentKate Chaney,granddaughter of former Liberal ministerFred Chaney Sr.and niece of former Liberal ministerFred Chaney Jr.
Geography[edit]
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by theAustralian Electoral Commission.Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
In August 2021, theAustralian Electoral Commission(AEC) announced that Curtin would gain the remainder of the suburb ofScarboroughand parts ofGwelup,KarrinyupandTriggfrom the abolished seat ofStirling.These boundary changes took place as of the2022 election.[2]
Curtin covers an area west ofPerth,bordered by theIndian Oceanin the west and theSwan Riverin the south. The suburbs include:[3]
- Churchlands
- City Beach
- Claremont
- Cottesloe
- Crawley
- Daglish
- Dalkeith
- Doubleview
- Floreat
- Glendalough
- Gwelup(part)
- Herdsman
- Innaloo
- Jolimont
- Karrakatta
- Karrinyup(part)
- Mount Claremont
- Mosman Park
- Osborne Park(part)
- Nedlands
- Peppermint Grove
- Scarborough
- Shenton Park
- Swanbourne
- Subiaco
- Trigg(part)
- West Leederville
- Wembley
- Wembley Downs
- Woodlands
Members[edit]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |
Liberal | 10 December 1949– 12 February 1969 |
Served as minister underMenzies,Holt,McEwenandGorton.Resigned to becomeGovernor-General of Australia | |
|
Victor Garland (1934–2022) |
19 April 1969– 22 January 1981 |
Served as minister underMcMahonandFraser.Resigned to become theHigh Commissioner to the United Kingdom | ||
|
Allan Rocher (1936–2016) |
21 February 1981– 7 August 1995 |
Previously a member of theSenate.Lost seat | ||
| Independent | 7 August 1995 – 3 October 1998 | ||||
|
Julie Bishop (1956–) |
Liberal | 3 October 1998– 11 April 2019 |
Served as minister underHoward,AbbottandTurnbull.Retired | |
|
|
Celia Hammond (1968–) |
18 May 2019– 21 May 2022 |
Lost seat | ||
|
Kate Chaney (1975–) |
Independent | 21 May 2022– present |
Incumbent |
Election results[edit]
| 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 | ||
| Notionaltwo-party-preferredcount | |||||
| Liberal | Celia Hammond | 58,401 | 55.60 | −8.35 | |
| Labor | Yannick Spencer | 46,636 | 44.40 | +8.35 | |
| Two-candidate-preferredresult | |||||
| Independent | Kate Chaney | 53,847 | 51.26 | +51.26 | |
| Liberal | Celia Hammond | 51,190 | 48.74 | −15.21 | |
| IndependentgainfromLiberal | |||||
References[edit]
- ^Muller, Damon (14 November 2017)."The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide".Parliament of Australia.Retrieved19 April2022.
- ^https:// aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2021/wa/files/redistribution-of-western-australia-into-electoral-divisions-august-2021.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^"Profile of the electoral division of Curtin (WA)".Australian Electoral Commission.Retrieved24 April2016.
- ^Curtin, WA,2022 Tally Room,Australian Electoral Commission.