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
Electors	95,477 (2013)
Area	180 km² (69.5 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

Australian federal election, 2013: Cowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	41,849	49.59	−0.47
	Labor	Tristan Cockman	27,248	32.29	−0.16
	Greens	Adam Collins	6,677	7.91	−4.62
	Palmer United	Vimal Sharma	4,501	5.33	+5.33
	Christians	David Kingston	1,802	2.14	+2.14
	Family First	Che Tam Nguyen	1,442	1.71	−0.65
	Rise Up Australia	Sheila Mundy	869	1.03	+1.03
Total formal votes			84,388	94.90	+0.02
Informal votes			4,536	5.10	−0.02
Turnout			88,924	93.09	−1.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	48,487	57.46	+1.17
	Labor	Tristan Cockman	35,901	42.54	−1.17
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.17

Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia

Brand Canning Cowan Curtin Durack Forrest Fremantle Hasluck Moore O'Connor Pearce Perth Stirling Swan Tangney Abolished: Coolgardie Dampier Kalgoorlie

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories