Profile of the electoral division of Forrest (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

19 January 2016

First election this name was used at:

1922 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2016 federal election

Map of Division:

• A4 map of the electoral division of Forrest (2016) [PDF 3MB]
• Detailed map of the electoral division of Forrest (2016) [PDF 9MB]
• Download WA GIS data (2016)

Name derivation:

Named in honour of Sir John Forrest, 1847–1918. Forrest was an active member of the Constitutional Conventions that led to the Commonwealth of Australia and a member of the House of Representatives (1901–18).

Area:

11 072 sq km

Location description:

Forrest covers an area in the south west corner of Western Australia from the Shire of Harvey in the north to the Shires of Augusta-Margaret River and Nannup in the south. The Division includes the cities of Bunbury and Busselton and the shires of Augusta-Margaret River, Capel, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Harvey and Nannup.

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.

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC contact:

Forrest Divisional Office