Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

24 September 2024

First election this name was used at:

2016 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2022 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Burt (2024) [PDF 1.38MB]

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Name Derivation:

Named to honour succeeding generations of the Burt family for their significant contributions to the justice system and for their wider contributions to public service, specifically:

• Sir Archibald Paull Burt KT, 1810–79, who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1861,
• Septimus Burt, 1847–1919, whose public roles included that of Attorney-General of the colony of Western Australia (1890–97) at the time of colonial self-government, and
• The Honourable Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC, 1918–2004, who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, Chief Justice of Western Australia, Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia and Governor of Western Australia (1990–93).

Area

222 sq km

Location description

The Division of Burt consists of:

• part of the City of Armadale,
• part of the City of Canning,
• part of the City of Gosnells, and
• part of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.

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.