Division of Tangney
The Division of Tangney is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Perth. The Swan and Canning rivers form the northern boundary of the Division. It includes the suburbs of Applecross, Bateman, Booragoon, Bull Creek, Leeming, Murdoch, Rossmoyne, Shelley, Willetton, Parkwood and Langford. It also includes Murdoch University.
The Division was named after Dame Dorothy Tangney, the first female member of the Australian Senate. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of April 19 1974, and was first contested at the 1974 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat. It was first held by John Dawkins, later a Treasurer of Australia, and was recently held by Daryl Williams, former Attorney-General of Australia.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dawkins | Labor | 1974—1975 | |
| Peter Richardson | Liberal | 1975—1977 | |
| Peter Shack | Liberal | 1977—1983 | |
| George Gear | Labor | 1983—1984 | |
| Peter Shack | Liberal | 1984—1993 | |
| Daryl Williams | Liberal | 1993—2004 | |
| Dennis Jensen | Liberal | 2004—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2004: Tangney | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dennis Jensen | 40,061 | 53.72 | +3.91 | |
| Labor | Gavin Waugh | 21,288 | 28.54 | -3.29 | |
| Greens | Andrew Duckett | 5,814 | 7.80 | +2.77 | |
| Christian Democrats | Colleen Tapley | 2,075 | 2.78 | +1.24 | |
| Independent | Wilson Wu | 1,870 | 2.51 | +2.51 | |
| One Nation | Lloyd Boon | 1,828 | 2.45 | -0.94 | |
| Democrats | Andrew Ingram | 1,440 | 1.93 | -3.38 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Neil A Vincent | 204 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Total formal votes | 74,580 | 95.56 | -0.40 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,468 | 4.44 | +0.40 | ||
| Turnout | 78,048 | 93.91 | -1.52 | ||
| 2-Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Dennis Jensen | 46,050 | 61.75 | +3.78 | |
| Labor | Gavin Waugh | 28,530 | 38.25 | -3.78 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.78 | |||
External links
- Division of Tangney. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on June 18, 2007. ()
| Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia |
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