Division of Cowan

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The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It is located in the northern suburbs of Perth, including the suburbs of Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley,Woodvale and Marangaroo. It is a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
Carolyn Jakobsen ALP 1984-93
Richard Evans Liberal 1993-98
Hon Graham Edwards ALP 1998-
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia

Brand | Canning | Cowan | Curtin | Forrest | Fremantle | Hasluck | Kalgoorlie | Moore | O'Connor | Pearce | Perth | Stirling | Swan | Tangney