Division of O'Connor
The Division of O'Connor is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It is one of Western Australia's three rural seats. It is named after C. Y. O'Connor, the Engineer-in-Chief of Western Australia who designed Fremantle Harbour and the Goldfields Pipeline.[1] It was set up for the 1980 election.[1]
| O'Connor Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of O'Connor (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 1980 |
| MP | Rick Wilson |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Charles Yelverton O'Connor |
| Electors | 95,069 (2013) |
| Area | 908,954 km2 (350,949.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
There were large changes to the area covered by O'Connor for the 2010 election. The northern half was added to the new seat of Durack. The boundary for the division moved to the east, including most of the south part of the former Division of Kalgoorlie. It now includes the cities of Albany and Kalgoorlie, and the regional towns of Bridgetown, Denmark, Esperance, Kojonup, Laverton, Leonora, Manjimup, Mount Barker, Ravensthorpe, Southern Cross, Wagin and Warburton.[1]
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Tuckey | Liberal | 1980–2010 | |
| Tony Crook | WA Nationals | 2010–2013 | |
| Rick Wilson | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: O'Connor[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Rick Wilson | 43,295 | 44.76 | +2.23 | |
| Labor | Shaneane Weldon | 25,754 | 26.63 | +6.01 | |
| Greens | Giz Watson | 10,284 | 10.63 | +2.47 | |
| One Nation | Stan Kustrin | 6,833 | 7.06 | −1.41 | |
| Christians | Justin Moseley | 2,779 | 2.87 | +0.22 | |
| Western Australia | Morris Bessant | 2,366 | 2.45 | +0.87 | |
| Great Australian | Brenden Barber | 2,337 | 2.42 | +1.50 | |
| United Australia | Tracy Tirronen | 1,722 | 1.78 | −0.10 | |
| Australian Federation | Isaac Middle | 1,348 | 1.39 | +1.39 | |
| Total formal votes | 96,718 | 94.25 | +0.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,906 | 5.75 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 102,624 | 87.12 | −4.70 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Rick Wilson | 55,104 | 56.97 | −8.44 | |
| Labor | Shaneane Weldon | 41,614 | 43.03 | +8.44 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.44 | |||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of O'Connor (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ O'Connor, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.