Division of Moore
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The Division of Moore is an Australian electoral division in the state
of Western Australia
. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Moore, to the Australian House of Representatives
. The Division was named after George Fletcher Moore
, the first Advocate-General of Western Australia
, and is at present a safe Liberal
seat held by Dr Mal Washer
since the 1998 federal election, having changed significantly throughout its history in both geographical area and in political character.
seat covering parts of the Wheatbelt to the north and east of Perth
, the state capital, along the Indian Ocean
coast - a similar region to that presently covered by the state seat of Moore
. At its first election, the 1949 election
, it was won by the Country Party. The seat maintained its rural character over the years as construction of the northern suburbs from the 1960s onwards forced its southern boundary just beyond the urban fringe of Perth, but the 28 February 1980 redistribution moved much of the rural hinterland into the new seat of O'Connor
, and the creation of Cowan
four years later in the suburbs north of Reid Highway
to Whitfords Avenue saw Moore transformed into a safe Labor
seat with a population centred on Midland
, but still including the Chittering, Gingin
and Dandaragan
local government areas to the north.
The creation of Pearce
at the 31 March 1989 redistribution pushed Moore into the now heavily urban and relatively affluent coastal areas north of Reid Highway
, removing areas like Midland
and Beechboro
completely and making it a reasonably safe Liberal
seat. The seat has been held by the Liberal Party ever since, apart from the period between the 1996 and 1998 federal elections when the disendorsed former member Paul Filing
held it as an Independent.
, with its boundaries to the east being Mitchell Freeway
, Ocean Reef Road and the centre line of Lake Joondalup
, as well as the coastal suburb of Watermans Bay
in the City of Stirling. Its northern boundary is the fence line separating Tamala Park
in the City of Wanneroo from Kinross
and Burns Beach
. Suburbs presently included are:
The 2008 redistribution, when it takes effect at the 2010 election, will add the City of Wanneroo suburbs of Mindarie
, Clarkson
, Carramar
and part of Banksia Grove
, whilst removing the small section of City of Stirling in Watermans Bay
. Antony Green has calculated, based on 2007 votes, that this reduces the seat's Liberal margin from 9.2% to 9.0%.
States and territories of Australia
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of 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...
. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Moore, to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
. The Division was named after George Fletcher Moore
George Fletcher Moore
George Fletcher Moore was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one [of] the key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite"...
, the first Advocate-General of Western Australia
Attorney-General of Western Australia
The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of law and justice. Before the advent of representative government in 1870, the title was Advocate-General of Western Australia...
, and is at present a safe 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...
seat held by Dr Mal Washer
Mal Washer
Dr Malcolm James Washer , Australian politician, has beena Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Moore, Western Australia. He was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia,...
since the 1998 federal election, having changed significantly throughout its history in both geographical area and in political character.
History
Due to significant demographic change, the seat's boundaries and constituency has evolved considerably since its establishment at the 11 May 1949 redistribution, when it was for the most part a ruralRural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
seat covering parts of the Wheatbelt to the north and east 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....
, the state capital, along the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
coast - a similar region to that presently covered by the state seat of Moore
Electoral district of Moore
Moore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. It its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election....
. At its first election, the 1949 election
Australian federal election, 1949
Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, where the single transferable vote was introduced...
, it was won by the Country Party. The seat maintained its rural character over the years as construction of the northern suburbs from the 1960s onwards forced its southern boundary just beyond the urban fringe of Perth, but the 28 February 1980 redistribution moved much of the rural hinterland into the new seat of O'Connor
Division of O'Connor
The Division of O'Connor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is one of Western Australia's three rural seats....
, and the creation of Cowan
Division of Cowan
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,...
four years later in the suburbs north of Reid Highway
Reid Highway
Reid Highway is a major arterial highway in Perth, Western Australia. It is allocated Route 3, and runs between Marmion Avenue, North Beach, and West Swan Road, West Swan, a distance of...
to Whitfords Avenue saw Moore transformed into a safe 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...
seat with a population centred on 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...
, but still including the Chittering, Gingin
Shire of Gingin
The Shire of Gingin is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, just beyond the northern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Gingin.-History:...
and Dandaragan
Shire of Dandaragan
The Shire of Dandaragan is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Jurien Bay.-History:...
local government areas to the north.
The creation of 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...
at the 31 March 1989 redistribution pushed Moore into the now heavily urban and relatively affluent coastal areas north of Reid Highway
Reid Highway
Reid Highway is a major arterial highway in Perth, Western Australia. It is allocated Route 3, and runs between Marmion Avenue, North Beach, and West Swan Road, West Swan, a distance of...
, removing areas like 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...
and Beechboro
Beechboro, Western Australia
Beechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.-History:The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan...
completely and making it a reasonably safe 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...
seat. The seat has been held by the Liberal Party ever since, apart from the period between the 1996 and 1998 federal elections when the disendorsed former member Paul Filing
Paul Filing
Paul Anthony Filing was an Australian politician. Born in Wegberg, Germany, he was a police officer and company manager in Australia before entering politics. From 1987 to 1989, he was Campaign Co-ordinator for the Liberal Party in Western Australia...
held it as an Independent.
Geography
The seat presently contains the entire western half of the City of JoondalupCity of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
, with its boundaries to the east being Mitchell Freeway
Mitchell Freeway
Mitchell Freeway is a long freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth's central business district with its outer northern suburbs. It is allocated Route 2 for its entire length and is named after former state Premier and Governor Sir James Mitchell....
, Ocean Reef Road and the centre line of Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup is a medium sized lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park.-Features:...
, as well as the coastal suburb of Watermans Bay
Watermans Bay, Western Australia
Watermans Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
in the City of Stirling. Its northern boundary is the fence line separating Tamala Park
Tamala Park, Western Australia
Tamala Park is an unpopulated locality in Perth, Western Australia. It sits on the border between the City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup local authorities, and separates the Clarkson-Butler region from the suburbs of Joondalup.-History:...
in the City of Wanneroo from Kinross
Kinross, Western Australia
Kinross is a small suburb in the City of Joondalup located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Australia. Kinross was constructed around 1992-3 in various stages. It is bordered by Neerabup National Park, and is the City of Joondalup's most northerly suburb....
and Burns Beach
Burns Beach, Western Australia
Burns Beach is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district at the northern fringe of the City of Joondalup...
. Suburbs presently included are:
- BeldonBeldon, Western AustraliaBeldon is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Beldon contains two schools — Beldon Primary School and Belridge Senior High School....
- Burns BeachBurns Beach, Western AustraliaBurns Beach is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district at the northern fringe of the City of Joondalup...
- ConnollyConnolly, Western AustraliaConnolly is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup adjacent to Joondalup's central business district. It was built in the late 1980s as a golf course estate. Its eastern border backs onto the Mitchell Freeway road reserve...
- CraigieCraigie, Western AustraliaCraigie is located in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Craigie was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and honours an early councillor of the City of Wanneroo who did much work in developing the City...
- CurrambineCurrambine, Western AustraliaCurrambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 30 km north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Market Place shopping centre and cinema complex.-History:Currambine...
- DuncraigDuncraig, Western AustraliaDuncraig is a large northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway...
- EdgewaterEdgewater, Western AustraliaEdgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area is the City of Joondalup...
- Heathridge
- HillarysHillarys, Western AustraliaHillarys is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It is part of the Whitfords precinct, and is located 21 km north-northwest of Perth's central business district via Mitchell Freeway and Hepburn...
- IlukaIluka, Western AustraliaIluka is a far northern, fast-developing beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. The popular surfing spots in the region include Mullaloo Beach, Sorrento Beach and Hillarys Beach...
- JoondalupJoondalup (suburb)Joondalup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, which includes the central business district of the regional city of Joondalup, as well as the council chambers for the City of Joondalup local authority.-History:...
- KallarooKallaroo, Western AustraliaKallaroo is one of the four 'Whitfords' suburbs that resulted from the StateGovernment rezoning large areas of coastal land for development in 1969. Kallaroo was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘road to the water’. The suburb is home to one primary school,...
- KinrossKinross, Western AustraliaKinross is a small suburb in the City of Joondalup located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Australia. Kinross was constructed around 1992-3 in various stages. It is bordered by Neerabup National Park, and is the City of Joondalup's most northerly suburb....
- MarmionMarmion, Western AustraliaMarmion is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup.-History:...
- MullalooMullaloo, Western AustraliaMullaloo is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup.-History:Mullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean "place of the rat kangaroo". It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo...
- Ocean ReefOcean Reef, Western AustraliaOcean Reef is a suburb in northern Perth, Western Australia. It is located within the City of Joondalup. The name was coined by developers in the 1970s from the line of a reef visible several kilometres offshore...
- PadburyPadbury, Western AustraliaPadbury is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6025. The suburb was named in 1971 after the notable Western Australian settler Walter Padbury...
- SorrentoSorrento, Western AustraliaSorrento is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. At its northwestern corner is the Hillarys Boat Harbour, built in the late 1980s.-History:...
- Watermans BayWatermans Bay, Western AustraliaWatermans Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
The 2008 redistribution, when it takes effect at the 2010 election, will add the City of Wanneroo suburbs of Mindarie
Mindarie, Western Australia
Mindarie is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, considered to be northernmost of Perth's affluent beachside suburbs. It is located 36 kilometres north of Perth's central business district via Marmion Avenue and is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area.After being...
, Clarkson
Clarkson, Western Australia
Clarkson is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 34 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. While mostly a residential area, it also functions as a town centre, serving many surrounding areas with a...
, Carramar
Carramar, Western Australia
Carramar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo and it is situated 29 km from the Perth CBD. Its postcode is 6031, and it came into being, together with Tapping to the south, in 1995 as a subdivision of Neerabup....
and part of Banksia Grove
Banksia Grove, Western Australia
Banksia Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6031, and it was until the late 1990s part of Neerabup. The suburb is approximately 27km to Perth CBD, 9km from the coast and 5km from Joondalup CBD....
, whilst removing the small section of City of Stirling in Watermans Bay
Watermans Bay, Western Australia
Watermans Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
. Antony Green has calculated, based on 2007 votes, that this reduces the seat's Liberal margin from 9.2% to 9.0%.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Leslie Hugh Leslie Hugh Alan Leslie OBE was a Western Australian Country Party politician and newspaper editor.- Early life :... |
Country | 1949 Australian federal election, 1949 Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, where the single transferable vote was introduced... –1958 |
|
| Hugh Halbert Hugh Halbert Hugh Victor Halbert was an Australian politician. Born in Meckering, Western Australia, he was educated at Hale School in Perth before becoming an accountant, tax agent and retail businessman. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Moore,... |
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... |
1958 Australian federal election, 1958 Federal elections were held in Australia on 22 November 1958. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives, and 32 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election... –1961 |
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| Hugh Leslie Hugh Leslie Hugh Alan Leslie OBE was a Western Australian Country Party politician and newspaper editor.- Early life :... |
Country | 1961 Australian federal election, 1961 Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 December 1961. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives, and 31 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election... –1963 |
|
| Donald Maisey Donald Maisey Donald William Maisey was an Australian politician. Born in Goomalling, Western Australia, he was educated at Wesley College in Perth before becoming a farmer and grazier at Dowerin. He was President of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation in 1954... |
Country | 1963–1974 | |
| John Hyde John Hyde (Australian federal politician) John Martin Hyde is a former Australian politician. He was elected as the member for the Division of Moore in Western Australia for the Liberal Party.... |
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... |
1974 Australian federal election, 1974 Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution... –1983 |
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| Allen Blanchard Allen Blanchard Cecil Allen Blanchard is a former Australian federal politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia where he was educated at the Western Australian Institute of Technology; he subsequently returned to England for tertiary education at the University of London and later became a... |
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... |
1983 Australian federal election, 1983 Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election, following a double dissolution... –1990 |
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| Paul Filing Paul Filing Paul Anthony Filing was an Australian politician. Born in Wegberg, Germany, he was a police officer and company manager in Australia before entering politics. From 1987 to 1989, he was Campaign Co-ordinator for the Liberal Party in Western 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... |
1990–1995 | |
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1995–1998 | ||
| Mal Washer Mal Washer Dr Malcolm James Washer , Australian politician, has beena Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Moore, Western Australia. He was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western 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... |
1998–present | |