Division of Cowan

Cowan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cowan (green) in Western Australia
Created:	1984
MP:	Luke Simpkins
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Edith Cowan
Area:	180 km² (69 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It is located in the northern suburbs of Perth, including the suburbs of Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Landsdale, Woodvale and Marangaroo. It is a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. At the 2007 election, the retirement of popular sitting member Graham Edwards made Cowan a key seat. Liberal candidate Luke Simpkins narrowly defeated Labor candidate Liz Prime.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Carolyn Jakobsen	Labor	1984–1993
	Richard Evans	Liberal	1993–1998
	Graham Edwards	Labor	1998–2007
	Luke Simpkins	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cowan

Australian federal election, 2010: Cowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	40,077	50.06	+4.75
	Labor	Chas Hopkins	25,975	32.45	-9.91
	Greens	Rob Phillips	10,033	12.53	+6.83
	Christian Democrats	David Kingston	2,081	2.60	+0.70
	Family First	Alan Leach	1,888	2.36	+0.64
Total formal votes			80,054	94.88	-0.96
Informal votes			4,320	5.12	+0.96
Turnout			84,374	94.22	-0.37
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	45,062	56.29	+5.01
	Labor	Chas Hopkins	34,992	43.71	-5.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.01

References

• Division of Cowan - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 31°46′55″S 115°50′46″E / 31.782°S 115.846°E / -31.782; 115.846