Division of Forrest

Forrest Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Forrest (green) in Western Australia
Created:	1922
MP:	Nola Marino
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	John Forrest
Area:	12,781 km² (4,935 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	John Prowse	Country	1922–1943
	Nelson Lemmon	Labor	1943–1949
	Gordon Freeth	Liberal	1949–1969
	Frank Kirwan	Labor	1969–1972
	Peter Drummond	Liberal	1972–1987
	Geoff Prosser	Liberal	1987–2007
	Nola Marino	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Forrest

Australian federal election, 2010: Forrest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nola Marino	39,460	48.96	+3.81
	Labor	Jackie Jarvis	22,724	28.19	-2.43
	Greens	Luke Petersen	10,863	13.48	+5.07
	National	John Hill	4,822	5.98	+5.98
	Family First	Bev Custers	1,573	1.95	+0.57
	Christian Democrats	Lee Herridge	1,158	1.44	-0.45
Total formal votes			80,600	95.45	-1.27
Informal votes			3,844	4.55	+1.27
Turnout			84,444	94.21	-0.29
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Nola Marino	47,343	58.74	+3.26
	Labor	Jackie Jarvis	33,257	41.26	-3.26
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.26

References

• Division of Forrest - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 33°42′00″S 115°42′22″E / 33.700°S 115.706°E / -33.700; 115.706