Profile of the electoral division of Forrest (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

24 September 2024

First election this name was used at:

1922 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2022 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Forrest (2024) [PDF 1.11MB]

Download Western Australia GIS data

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

6,454 sq km

Location description

The Division of Forrest consists of:

• City of Bunbury,
• City of Busselton,
• Shire of Augusta Margaret River,
• Shire of Capel,
• Shire of Dardanup, and
• Shire of Harvey.

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

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.