Profile for the Electoral Division of O'Connor (WA)

Updated: 25 October 2011

Name: O'Connor

State: Western Australia

Contact details: Contact the O'Connor Divisional Office

Name Derivation: Named after Charles O'Connor 1843–1902, Engineer in Chief of Western Australia (appointed 1891). Designed Fremantle Harbour and the pipeline which supplies Kalgoorlie and other goldfields with water.

Area and Location Description: O'Connor covers an area of approximately 908 954 sq km from the Gibson Desert in the north to Albany in the south. The main locations include the City of Albany and the City of Kalgoorlie, and the regional centres of Bridgetown, Denmark, Esperance, Kojonup, Laverton, Leonora, Manjimup, Mount Barker, Ravensthorpe, Southern Cross, Wagin and Warburton.

Map of Division: O'Connor (2009) [PDF 120KB]

Products/Industries of the Area: Grain, sheep, cattle, tree farming, fishing and aquaculture, vineyards and winemaking, gold, talc and mineral sands mining, farmstays and tourism.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1979/1980

Status: Current

Demographic Rating: Rural

Members:

  • Tuckey, W (LP) 1980–

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.