- State/Territory:
- Western Australia
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 24 September 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 1949 federal election
Note: The electoral division was jointly named for the 2022 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2025 federal election
- Maps and data:
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A4 map of the electoral division of Canning (2024) [PDF 2.88MB]
Detailed map of the electoral division of Canning (2024) [PDF 2.4MB]
Download Western Australia GIS data
- Name Derivation:
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Jointly named in honour of:
- Sadie Miriam Canning MBE, 1930–2008. Sadie Canning was Western Australia’s, and possibly Australia’s, first Indigenous Australian nurse and matron who made a significant contribution to Australian health and Indigenous outcomes; and
- Alfred Wernam Canning, 1860–1936. Alfred Canning was a surveyor who surveyed routes for the rabbit-proof fence from Starvation Harbour to Cape Keraudren and stockroutes to bring cattle from the Kimberley district to feed those working the Western Australian goldfields.
- Area
- 3,608 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Canning consists of:
- City of Mandurah
- Shire of Murray,
- Shire of Waroona,
- part of the City of Rockingham, 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.
