Profile of the electoral division of Swan (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

24 September 2024

First election this name was used at:

1901 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2022 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Swan (2024) [PDF 2.25MB]

Download Western Australia GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named after the Swan River. The river was named in 1697 by the Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh after the famous black swans of the area.

Area

124 sq km

Location description

The Division of Swan consists of:

• City of Belmont,
• City of South Perth,
• Town of Victoria Park
• part of the City of Canning,
• part of the City of Gosnells,
• part of the City of Kalamunda, and
• part of the City of Swan.

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.

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.