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Quick facts for kids Curtin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Curtin (green) in Western Australia
Created	1949
MP	Julie Bishop
Party	Liberal
Namesake	John Curtin
Electors	90,430 (2010)
Area	104 km² (40.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. Much of the area was part of the Division of Fremantle, which Curtin represented from 1928 to 1945. It covers the beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Subiaco and Swanbourne.

Members

	Party	Term
Paul Hasluck	Liberal	1949–1969
Victor Garland	Liberal	1969–1981
Allan Rocher	Liberal	1981–1996
Allan Rocher	Independent	1995–1998
Julie Bishop	Liberal	1998–present

Its most famous member was Paul Hasluck, a Cabinet minister and later Governor-General of Australia. Julie Bishop was Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues in the Howard Government. She is the Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, making her the first woman to hold this role.

Election results

Images for kids

John Curtin, the division's namesake

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