2013 federal election: Profile for the electoral division of Moore (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Status:

Current

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Map of Division:

A4 map of the Division of Moore (2008) [PDF 120KB]
Map of the Division of Moore (2008) [PDF 3MB]
Download GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named after George Fletcher Moore 1798–1886, the first Advocate-General in Western Australia 1834.

Area and Location Description:

Moore covers a coastal, urban area of approximately 133 sq km from Mindarie and Clarkson in the north to Mullaloo in the south. Some of the larger suburbs are Clarkson, Duncraig, Hillarys, Heathridge, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef and Padbury.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Mainly residential, with a commercial centre at Joondalup.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1948/1949

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan

Members:

Washer, M (LP) 1998–
Filing, P (LP/IND) 1990–1998
Blanchard, C A (ALP) 1983–1990
Hyde, J M (LP) 1974–1983
Maisey, D W (CP) 1963–1974
Leslie, H A (CP) 1961–1963
Halbert, H V (LP) 1958–1961
Leslie, H A (CP) 1949–1958

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Moore
2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Moore
2004 federal election – House of Representatives results for Moore
2010 divisional profile
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.