Curtin Australian House of Representatives Division
Curtin, shown within Perth
Created:	1949
MP:	Julie Bishop
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	John Curtin
Electors:	86,104
Area:	90 km² (35 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Nedlands and Subiaco. It has always been a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although it was won by an independent Liberal in 1996 and held until the 1998 election. It currently is the safest metropolitan seat in Western Australia. Its most prominent member has been Paul Hasluck, who was a senior Cabinet minister and then Governor-General of Australia after leaving politics. The current member is Julie Bishop who was the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues. Her party, now in Opposition has elected her Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, making her the first woman to hold this role. The seat was contested by Labor candidate Peter Grant in the 2007 Election, and was retained comfortably by the Liberal Party albeit with a slightly reduced margin.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Paul Hasluck	Liberal	1949–1969
	Victor Garland	Liberal	1969–1981
	Allan Rocher	Liberal	1981–1996
		Independent	1995–1998
	Julie Bishop	Liberal	1998–present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Curtin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	46,912	59.27	-0.32
	Labor	Peter Grant	19,419	24.53	+0.78
	Greens	Lee Hemsley	10,649	13.45	+1.97
	Christian Democrats	Gail Forder	1,004	1.27	-0.41
	Independent	Shahar Helel	445	0.56	+0.56
	Family First	Bev Custers	394	0.50	+0.50
	One Nation	Albert Caine	329	0.42	-0.56
Total formal votes			79,152	98.09	+1.61
Informal votes			1,542	1.91	-1.61
Turnout			80,694	93.72	+0.60
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	50,320	63.57	-1.05
	Labor	Peter Grant	28,832	36.43	+1.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.05

Australian federal election, 2004: Curtin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	45,081	59.59	+4.43
	Labor	Bill Kruse	17,968	23.75	+0.31
	Greens	Sonja Lundie-Jenkins	8,689	11.48	+2.23
	Democrats	Rob Olver	1,688	2.23	-4.18
	Christian Democrats	Gail Forder	1,272	1.68	+0.67
	One Nation	Albert Martin Caine	744	0.98	-1.44
	CEC	Colin Horne	216	0.29	+0.29
Total formal votes			75,658	96.48	-0.22
Informal votes			2,760	3.52	+0.22
Turnout			78,418	93.12	-1.93
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	48,887	64.62	+0.71
	Labor	Bill Kruse	26,771	35.38	-0.71
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.71

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