Profile of the electoral division of Cowan (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

24 September 2024

First election this name was used at:

1984 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2022 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Cowan (2024) [PDF 1.46MB]

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Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Edith Dircksey Cowan OBE, 1861–1932. Cowan was the first woman elected to any Parliament in Australia, state or Commonwealth, when she was elected in 1921 as the Member for West Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

Area

108 sq km

Location description

The Division of Cowan consists of:

• part of the City of Joondalup,
• part of the City of Stirling ,
• part of the City of Wanneroo, 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.