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Durack
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Durack (green) in Western AustraliaCreated: 2008 MP: Barry Haase Party: Liberal Namesake: Durack family of Western Australia Area: 1,587,758 km² (613,037 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Durack is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. The Division is named after the pioneering Durack family, whose exploits were chronicled in Mary Durack's celebrated family history, Kings in Grass Castles and Sons in the Saddle. Created to replace parts of the divisions of Kalgoorlie (which has been abolished) and O'Connor, it elected its first member at the 2010 election.[1] Sitting Kalgoorlie MP Barry Haase of the Liberal Party contested and won the seat.[2]
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Geography
Durack includes the northern parts of Western Australia, including the northern and central Wheatbelt, the Mid West, Gascoyne, Pilbara and the Kimberley regions. Settlements include Broome, Bunjil, Carnarvon, Coorow, Derby, Dongara, Exmouth, Fitzroy Crossing, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Karratha, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Merredin, Moora, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland, Tom Price, Wickham and Yalgoo.[1] Durack is the largest electorate in Australia by land area.
Members
Member Party Term Barry Haase Liberal 2010–present Election results
Australian federal election, 2010: Durack Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Barry Haase 32,446 45.07 -1.00 Labor Shane Hill 17,299 24.03 -8.80 National Lynne Craigie 12,742 17.70 +9.67 Greens Julie Matheson 6,661 9.25 +3.32 Family First Jane Foreman 1,729 2.40 +1.09 Christian Democrats Mac Forsyth 1,121 1.56 -0.32 Total formal votes 71,998 95.14 -0.44 Informal votes 3,678 4.86 +0.44 Turnout 75,676 88.22 +1.06 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Barry Haase 45,843 63.67 +6.02 Labor Shane Hill 26,155 36.33 -6.02 Liberal hold Swing +6.02 References
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Federal politics in Western Australia
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