Division of Durack

Durack Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Durack (green) in Western Australia
Created:	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]

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

1. ^ ^{a b} Final Federal Electoral Boundaries for Western Australia
2. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/27/2637319.htm

• Division of Durack - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 22°46′37″S 121°25′41″E / 22.777°S 121.428°E / -22.777; 121.428