Fremantle Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1901 |
MP | Josh Wilson |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Fremantle |
Electors | 93,378 (2010) |
Area | 201 km2 (77.6 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was one of the original 75 divisions for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the city of Fremantle, which in turn is named for Captain Charles Fremantle. Fremantle was captain of HMS Challenger, which brought the first settlers to Western Australia. The Division includes the southern suburbs of Perth, Cockburn, Coolbellup, Palmyra, Fremantle and Rottnest Island.
The division originally included Perth's southwestern suburbs. Boundary changes since 1949 have made it a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.