Name:	Curtin
State:	Western Australia
Contact details:	Contact the Curtin Divisional Office
Name derivation:	Named after John Curtin 1885-1945, Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45.
Area and Location description:	Curtin covers an area of approximately 104 sq km west of Perth, bordered by the Indian Ocean In the west and the Swan River in the south. The main suburbs include Churchlands, City Beach, Claremont, Cottesloe, Crawley, Dalkeith, Daglish, Doubleview (part), Floreat, Glendalough, Jolimont, Leederville, Mosman Park, Mount Claremont, Mount Hawthorn, Nedlands, North Perth (part), Osborne Park (part), Peppermint Grove, Scarborough (part), Shenton Park, Subiaco, Swanbourne, Wembley, Wembley Downs, West Leederville, West Perth (part) and Woodlands.
Map of Division:	Map of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Curtin [PDF 120KB]
Products/industries of the area:	Mainly residential and recreational, light retail and hospitality. University of Western Australia is in the south-east of the division.
First proclaimed/election:	1948/1949
Status:	Current
Demographic rating:	Inner Metropolitan
Members:	Bishop, J (LP) 1998- Rocher, A (LP/IND) 1981-1998 Garland, R V (LP) 1969-1981 Hasluck, P M C (LP) 1949-1969

Further information:

• 2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Curtin
• 2007 Divisional Profile
• 2007 Map of Division
• 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Curtin
• 2004 Divisional Profile
• 2004 Map of Division

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