Division of Tangney
Australian federal electoral division
The Division of Tangney is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It was named after Dame Dorothy Tangney, the first woman in the Australian Senate. it was set up in 1974.
| Tangney Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Tangney (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 1974 |
| MP | Dennis Jensen |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Dorothy Tangney |
| Electors | 94,848 (2013) |
| Area | 96 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
It covers most of the City of Melville and a large part of the City of Canning. In Melville it includes the suburbs of:
- Alfred Cove
- Applecross
- Ardross
- Attadale
- Bateman
- Booragoon
- Brentwood
- Bull Creek
- Kardinya (east of North Lake Road)
- Leeming
- Melville
- Mount Pleasant
- Murdoch (including Murdoch University)
- Myaree
- Winthrop
In Canning it includes the suburbs of:
MembersEdit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dawkins | Labor | 1974–1975 | |
| Peter Richardson | Liberal | 1975–1977 | |
| Progress | 1977–1977 | ||
| Peter Shack | Liberal | 1977–1983 | |
| George Gear | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| Peter Shack | Liberal | 1984–1993 | |
| Daryl Williams | Liberal | 1993–2004 | |
| Dennis Jensen | Liberal | 2004–present | |
John Dawkins later became Treasurer of Australia (as Member for Fremantle). Daryl Williams, was Attorney-General of Australia in the Howard Government and Rhodes Scholar.[1]