Profile of the electoral division of O'Connor (WA)

Updated: 24 September 2024
State/Territory:
Western Australia
Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
24 September 2024
First election this name was used at:
1980 federal election
First election this boundary was used at:
2022 federal election
Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of O'Connor (2024) [PDF 1.99MB]

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Name Derivation:
Named in honour of Charles Yelverton O'Connor, 1843–1902. In 1891, O'Connor became Western Australia's engineer-in-chief and was responsible for designing Fremantle Harbour and the pipeline which supplies Kalgoorlie and other goldfields with water.
Area
1,093,790 sq km
Location description

The Division of O'Connor consists of:

  • City of Albany,
  • Shire of Boddington,
  • Shire of Boyup Brook,
  • Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes,
  • Shire of Brookton,
  • Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup,
  • Shire of Bruce Rock,
  • Shire of Collie,
  • Shire of Coolgardie,
  • Shire of Corrigin,
  • Shire of Cranbrook,
  • Shire of Cuballing,
  • Shire of Denmark,
  • Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
  • Shire of Dumbleyung,
  • Shire of Dundas,
  • Shire of Esperance,
  • Shire of Gnowangerup,
  • Shire of Jerramungup,
  • Shire of Kalgoorlie-Boulder,
  • Shire of Katanning,
  • Shire of Kent,
  • Shire of Kojonup,
  • Shire of Kondinin,
  • Shire of Kulin,
  • Shire of Lake Grace,
  • Shire of Laverton,
  • Shire of Leonora,
  • Shire of Manjimup,
  • Shire of Menzies,
  • Shire of Nannup,
  • Shire of Narembeen,
  • Shire of Narrogin,
  • Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku,
  • Shire of Pingelly,
  • Shire of Plantagenet,
  • Shire of Quairading,
  • Shire of Ravensthorpe,
  • Shire of Wagin,
  • Shire of Wandering,
  • Shire of West Arthur,
  • Shire of Wickepin,
  • Shire of Williams,
  • Shire of Wiluna,
  • Shire of Woodanilling, and
  • Shire of Yilgarn
Demographic Rating:
Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
Members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.

Further information: