The Division of Hasluck is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The division was created in 2001 and is named for Sir Paul Hasluck

Paul Hasluck

Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO KStJ was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...

, who was Governor-General of Australia

Governor-General of Australia

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...

 1969-74, and for his wife, Dame Alexandra Hasluck

Alexandra Hasluck

Dame Alexandra Hasluck, AD, alternatively named Lady Hasluck , was an author and social historian in Western Australia...

, a prominent author. It is by definition a marginal seat - with the north and south favouring the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 and the centre favouring the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

. The current member is Ken Wyatt

Ken Wyatt

Kenneth George Wyatt AM is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the electoral division of Hasluck in Western Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia...

, the first Indigenous Australian member of the House of Representatives.

Geography

The seat is located in the eastern suburbs of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

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Swan/Mundaring Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area on the eastern fringe of metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and has a population of 35,097 .-History:... Bellevue Bellevue, Western Australia Bellevue is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring, and it is located at the foot of the slopes of Greenmount, a landmark on the Darling Scarp that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of the early Swan River... Caversham Caversham, Western Australia Caversham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan.... Guildford Guildford, Western Australia Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 13 km northeast of the city. Its Local Government Area is the City of Swan.-History:Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permanent fresh water supply... Hazelmere Hazelmere, Western Australia Hazelmere is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Bordered by Roe Highway to the east, and the Great Eastern Highway Bypass to the south, Hazelmere is located at the northern edge of Perth Airport land.It is in the City of Swan local government area.... Helena Valley Helena Valley, Western Australia Helena Valley is the name of a river valley and a locality in the foothills of the Darling Scarp in Perth, Western Australia. It is located approximately 10 minutes from Midland.-Geology:... Koongamia Koongamia, Western Australia Koongamia is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area.... Middle Swan Middle Swan, Western Australia Middle Swan is a rural suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Swan Valley, and forms part of the City of Swan local government area. The suburb is bisected by the Swan River... Midland Midland, Western Australia Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern... Midvale Midvale, Western Australia Midvale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located mostly within the City of Swan, and partly within the Shire of Mundaring. Its postcode is 6056.... * Viveash Viveash, Western Australia Viveash is a suburb in Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Swan. It was named after Dr Samuel Waterman Viveash, the owner of the land in this area in the 1840s. Viveash arrived in the Swan River Colony in December 1838 and took up land in the Avon Land District...

Shire of Kalamunda Shire of Kalamunda The Shire of Kalamunda is a Local Government Area in the eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about east of Perth's central business district. The Shire covers an area of , much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east... Forrestfield Forrestfield, Western Australia Forrestfield is a suburb of the Shire of Kalamunda in Western Australia. It lies 15 km to the southeast of Perth at the base of the Darling Scarp and the Southern border of the International Airport. There is authority to suggest it is named after Western Australia's first premier, John Forrest... Gooseberry Hill Gooseberry Hill, Western Australia Gooseberry Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. It is the site of Gooseberry Hill National Park.... High Wycombe High Wycombe, Western Australia High Wycombe is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. High Wycombe lies east of the Perth CBD at the base of the Darling Scarp .... Kalamunda Kalamunda, Western Australia -Transport:Kalamunda Road serves as a major access road for Perth Airport, and provides the foothills suburbs with access to the Perth central business district.... Lesmurdie Lesmurdie, Western Australia Lesmurdie is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda.It is viewed as being a rival suburb to the neighbouring suburb of Kalamunda directly to the north. The main access to the suburb from the Swan Coastal Plain is via Welshpool Road, that snakes its way up the... Maida Vale Maida Vale, Western Australia Maida Vale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. Kalamunda Road runs through the suburb.Within the suburb there is a primary school , a golf course, numerous parks/ovals , small shops including a BP Petrol station and a heated swimming pool... Walliston Walliston, Western Australia Walliston is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda.Prior to 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. It was named after John and Emma Wallis, the area's first settlers who arrived in the 1880s... * Wattle Grove Wattle Grove, Western Australia Wattle Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda.-Description:Wattle Grove is approximately 3/4 Semi Rural, and 1/4 Urban Development...

City of Gosnells Beckenham Beckenham, Western Australia Beckenham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.-History:This suburb has seen many name changes. It was most recently known as Buckingham, it once shared a "common usage" name of Waverley with East Cannington, and has one of the oldest primary schools in... Gosnells Gosnells, Western Australia The City of Gosnells is a Local Government Area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about southeast of Perth's central business district... Huntingdale Huntingdale, Western Australia Huntingdale, Western Australia is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is part of the City of Gosnells local government area. It is largely a residential suburb with associated schools and small businesses, mainly existing to service local residents... ** Kenwick Kenwick, Western Australia Kenwick, Western Australia is a mixed residential, light industrial and semi-rural suburb located in the south-east of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells... Maddington Maddington, Western Australia Maddington is a suburb 20 kilometres southeast of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, within the City of Gosnells local government area... Martin Martin, Western Australia Martin is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. It was named in 1974 after a pioneer family of the Gosnells district, and in particular Edward Victor Martin who had served for 37 years on the council.... Orange Grove Orange Grove, Western Australia Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.In 2006, the local primary school, Orange Grove Primary School, became the first school in Western Australia to produce a podcast, with its show entitled Podkids Australia.Despite the name, Bickley Dam is... Thornlie Thornlie, Western Australia Thornlie is a large outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 18 kilometres south-east of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosnells local government area. The Canning River runs through the northern side of the suburb... **

* Split between Hasluck and Pearce

Division of Pearce

The Division of Pearce is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is located to the east and north of Perth, taking in the rural areas adjoining the Perth metropolitan area to the south-east, east and north-east, then sweeping around to the Indian Ocean where it...

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** Split between Hasluck and Canning

Division of Canning

The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the Western Australian government surveyor who surveyed the Canning Stock Route...

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Members

Member		Party	Term
	Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Maree Jackson , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. She served one term from 2001 representing the Division of Hasluck before losing the seat at the 2004 federal election...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	2001–2004
	Stuart Henry	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2004–2007
	Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Maree Jackson , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. She served one term from 2001 representing the Division of Hasluck before losing the seat at the 2004 federal election...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	2007–2010
	Ken Wyatt Ken Wyatt Kenneth George Wyatt AM is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the electoral division of Hasluck in Western Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2010–present

Election results

External links

• Hasluck - ABC Election 2010