Division of Fremantle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids FremantleAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Fremantle (green) in Western Australia
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Melissa Parke |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Fremantle |
| Electors | 93,378 (2010) |
| Area | 201 km2 (77.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was one of the original 75 divisions for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the city of Fremantle, which in turn is named for Captain Charles Fremantle. Fremantle was captain of HMS Challenger, which brought the first settlers to Western Australia. The Division includes the southern suburbs of Perth, Cockburn, Coolbellup, Palmyra, Fremantle and Rottnest Island.
The division originally included Perth's southwestern suburbs. Boundary changes since 1949 have made it a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Elias Solomon | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
| William Carpenter | Labor | 1903–1906 | |
| William Hedges | Western Australian | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1913 | ||
| Reginald Burchell | Labor | 1913–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
| William Watson | Independent | 1922–1928 | |
| John Curtin | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
| William Watson | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
| John Curtin | Labor | 1934–1945 | |
| Kim Beazley (senior) | Labor | 1945–1977 | |
| John Dawkins | Labor | 1977–1994 | |
| Carmen Lawrence | Labor | 1994–2007 | |
| Melissa Parke | Labor | 2007–present | |
Many senior Labor members have held Fremantle. The most famous was John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945.Others were Kim Beazley (senior), a minister in the Whitlam Government; John Dawkins, a minister in the Hawke Government and Keating Governments; and Carmen Lawrence, the former Premier of Western Australia and a minister in the Keating Government. Melissa Parke is a former United Nations lawyer.
Election results
| Preceded by Darling Downs |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1941–1945 John Curtin |
Succeeded by Capricornia |
Images for kids
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The city of Fremantle, the division's namesake
