The Division of Forrest is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia and a federal Cabinet minister. It is located in the south-western corner of the state, including the towns of Bunbury, Busselton, Collie and Harvey. Before 1943 it was a Country Party seat, but since 1949 it has usually been held by the Liberal Party.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Forrest |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Nola Marino | 38,928 | 45.40 | -8.02 |
| Labor | Peter Macfarlane | 25,883 | 30.18 | +2.25 |
| Independent | Noel Brunning | 9,924 | 11.57 | +11.57 |
| Greens | Kingsley Gibson | 7,150 | 8.34 | -0.11 |
| Christian Democrats | John Lewis | 1,643 | 1.92 | +0.32 |
| Family First | Leighton Knoll | 1,150 | 1.34 | -0.31 |
| One Nation | Jodie Yardley | 928 | 1.08 | -2.36 |
| CEC | Ian Tuffnell | 144 | 0.17 | -0.26 |
| Total formal votes | 85,750 | 96.67 | +2.17 |
| Informal votes | 2,954 | 3.33 | = -2.17 |
| Turnout | 88,704 | 94.69 | +0.54 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
| Liberal | Nola Marino | 47,871 | 55.83 | -4.62 |
| Labor | Peter Macfarlane | 37,879 | 44.17 | +4.62 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.62 | |
| Australian federal election, 2004: Forrest |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Geoff Prosser | 41,422 | 53.42 | +7.39 |
| Labor | Tresslyn Smith | 21,655 | 27.93 | -2.68 |
| Greens | Kingsley Gibson | 6,549 | 8.45 | +1.28 |
| One Nation | Alan Giorgi | 2,667 | 3.44 | -6.61 |
| Democrats | Adam Welch | 1,311 | 1.69 | -1.63 |
| Family First | Linda Rose | 1,281 | 1.65 | +1.65 |
| Christian Democrats | Shane Flanegan | 1,242 | 1.60 | +1.60 |
| New Country | Ken Vagg | 1,075 | 1.39 | +1.39 |
| CEC | Ian Tuffnell | 334 | 0.43 | +0.05 |
| Total formal votes | 77,536 | 94.50 | -0.45 |
| Informal votes | 4,512 | 5.50 | =0.45 |
| Turnout | 82,048 | 94.15 | -1.53 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
| Liberal | Geoff Prosser | 46,871 | 60.45 | +2.84 |
| Labor | Tresslyn Smith | 30,665 | 39.55 | -2.84 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.84 | |
