| Curtin Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Curtin, shown within Perth |
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| State or territory: | Western Australia |
| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Julie Bishop |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | John Curtin |
| Electors: | 86,104 |
| Area: | 90 km² (34. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Nedlands and Subiaco. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Claremont is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River. Nedlands is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Nedlands, although a small section to Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. It has always been a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although it was won by an independent Liberal in 1996 and held until the 1998 election. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) It currently is the safest metropolitan seat in Western Australia. Its most prominent member has been Paul Hasluck, who was a senior Cabinet minister and then Governor-General of Australia after leaving politics. Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO (1 April 1905&ndash9 January 1993 was an Australian historian poet public servant and The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) The current member is Julie Bishop who was the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader Her party, now in Opposition has elected her Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, making her the first woman to hold this role. The seat was contested by Labor candidate Peter Grant in the 2007 Election, and was retained comfortably by the Liberal Party albeit with a slightly reduced margin. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Paul Hasluck | Liberal | 1949—1969 | |
| Victor Garland | Liberal | 1969—1981 | |
| Allan Rocher | Liberal | 1981—1996 | |
| Independent | 1996—1998 | ||
| Julie Bishop | Liberal | 1998—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Curtin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Julie Bishop | 46,912 | 59. Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO (1 April 1905&ndash9 January 1993 was an Australian historian poet public servant and The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Ransley Victor Garland KBE (born 5 May 1934 usually known as Victor Garland or as Vic Garland, was an Australian politician The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Issues The 1969 election centred heavily on the two leaders John Gorton and Gough Whitlam Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Allan Rocher (born 16 February 1936 Australian politician is a former Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives, and later an The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Results House of Representatives preference flows The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where Three-cornered-contests existed Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader 27 | -0. 32 | |
| Labor | Peter Grant | 19,419 | 24. 53 | +0. 78 | |
| Greens | Lee Hemsley | 10,649 | 13. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 45 | +1. 97 | |
| Christian Democrats | Gail Forder | 1,004 | 1. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 27 | -0. 41 | |
| Independent | Shahar Helel | 445 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 56 | +0. 56 | |
| Family First | Bev Custers | 394 | 0. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 50 | +0. 50 | |
| One Nation | Albert Caine | 329 | 0. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 42 | -0. 56 | |
| Total formal votes | 79,152 | 98. 09 | +1. 61 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,542 | 1. 91 | -1. 61 | ||
| Turnout | 80,694 | 93. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 72 | +0. 60 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Julie Bishop | 50,320 | 63. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader 57 | -1. 05 | |
| Labor | Peter Grant | 28,832 | 36. 43 | +1. 05 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 05 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Curtin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Julie Bishop | 45,081 | 59. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader 59 | +4. 43 | |
| Labor | Bill Kruse | 17,968 | 23. 75 | +0. 31 | |
| Greens | Sonja Lundie-Jenkins | 8,689 | 11. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 48 | +2. 23 | |
| Democrats | Rob Olver | 1,688 | 2. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 23 | -4. 18 | |
| Christian Democrats | Gail Forder | 1,272 | 1. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 68 | +0. 67 | |
| One Nation | Albert Martin Caine | 744 | 0. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 98 | -1. 44 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Colin Horne | 216 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 29 | +0. 29 | |
| Total formal votes | 75,658 | 96. 48 | -0. 22 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,760 | 3. 52 | +0. 22 | ||
| Turnout | 78,418 | 93. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 12 | -1. 93 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Julie Bishop | 48,887 | 64. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader 62 | +0. 71 | |
| Labor | Bill Kruse | 26,771 | 35. 38 | -0. 71 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 71 | |||
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