Division of Swan

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The Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The division is named after the Swan River.

The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election.

It is at present the most marginal electorate in Australia, with the ALP winning 50.07% of the two-party-preferred vote in 2004.

[edit] Members

• Sir John Forrest (PROT/WAP/LIB/NAT) 1901-18
• E W Corby (ALP) 1918-19
• J H Prowse (CP) 1919-22
• H Gregory (CP) 1922-40
• T W Marwick (CP) 1940-43
• D A Mountjoy (ALP) 1943-46
• L W Hamilton (CP) 1946-49
• W L Grayden (LP) 1949-54
• C H Webb (ALP) 1954-55
• R Cleaver (LP) 1955-69
• A F Bennett (ALP) 1969-75
• J R Martyr (LP) 1975-80
• Kim Beazley (ALP) 1980-96
• D Randall (LP) 1996-98
• Kim Wilkie (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