Division of Cowan

Cowan
Australian House of Representatives Division

Division of Cowan (green) in Western Australia
Created: 1984
MP: Luke Simpkins
Party: Liberal
Namesake: Edith Cowan
Area: 180 km² (69 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

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, Landsdale, Woodvale and Marangaroo. It is a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. At the 2007 election, the retirement of popular sitting member Graham Edwards made Cowan a key seat. Liberal candidate Luke Simpkins narrowly defeated Labor candidate Liz Prime.

Members

Member Party Term
  Carolyn Jakobsen Labor 1984–1993
  Richard Evans Liberal 1993–1998
  Graham Edwards Labor 1998–2007
  Luke Simpkins Liberal 2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cowan
Australian federal election, 2010: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 40,077 50.06 +4.75
Labor Chas Hopkins 25,975 32.45 -9.91
Greens Rob Phillips 10,033 12.53 +6.83
Christian Democrats David Kingston 2,081 2.60 +0.70
Family First Alan Leach 1,888 2.36 +0.64
Total formal votes 80,054 94.88 -0.96
Informal votes 4,320 5.12 +0.96
Turnout 84,374 94.22 -0.37
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Luke Simpkins 45,062 56.29 +5.01
Labor Chas Hopkins 34,992 43.71 -5.01
Liberal hold Swing +5.01

References

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Abolished: Coolgardie · Dampier · Kalgoorlie
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