Division of Durack
The Division of Durack is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. The Division is named after the pioneering Durack family.[1] Author Mary Durack's wrote about the family history in her books, Kings in Grass Castles and Sons in the Saddle. The division was set up in 2010.[2]
| Durack Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Durack (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 2008 |
| MP | Melissa Price |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Durack family of Western Australia |
| Electors | 85,811 (2010) |
| Area | 1,587,758 km2 (613,036.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
Durack covers the northern parts of Western Australia. It includes Geraldton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Dongara, Kalbarri, Karratha, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Merredin, Moora, Mukinbudin, Newman, Port Hedland and Tom Price.[1]
At 1,587,758 km², Durack is the largest electorate in Australia by land area.[1]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Haase | Liberal | 2010–2013 | |
| Melissa Price | Liberal | 2013-present | |
Barry Haase was the member for the Division of Kalgoorlie which was abolished in the changes which established Durack.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Durack[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Melissa Price | 30,736 | 34.33 | −10.24 | |
| Labor | Jeremiah Riley | 26,093 | 29.15 | +6.45 | |
| National | Ian Blayney | 9,160 | 10.23 | +2.50 | |
| Greens | Bianca McNeair | 8,457 | 9.45 | +1.42 | |
| One Nation | Brenton Johannsen | 6,174 | 6.90 | −2.73 | |
| Great Australian | Adrian Mcrae | 2,738 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
| Western Australia | Anthony Fels | 2,483 | 2.77 | −0.52 | |
| United Australia | Andrew Middleton | 2,229 | 2.49 | −0.23 | |
| Australian Federation | Craig Shore | 1,453 | 1.62 | +1.62 | |
| Total formal votes | 89,523 | 93.50 | −1.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,219 | 6.50 | +1.12 | ||
| Turnout | 95,742 | 80.86 | −4.49 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Melissa Price | 48,583 | 54.27 | −9.22 | |
| Labor | Jeremiah Riley | 40,940 | 45.73 | +9.22 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.22 | |||
References
- "Profile of the electoral division of Durack (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- Final Federal Electoral Boundaries for Western Australia
- Durack, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites
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