Name:	Fremantle
State:	Western Australia
Contact details:	Contact the Fremantle Divisional Office
Name derivation:	Named after the city of Fremantle which was named after Captain Charles Fremantle 1800-69 who established the port at the mouth of the Swan River in 1829.
Area and Location description:	Fremantle covers an area of approximately 199 sq km from the Swan River in the north to Jandakot Airport in the east and Wattleup in the south. It also includes Rottnest Island. The main suburbs include Atwell, Banjup, Beaconsfield, Beeliar, Bibra Lake, Bicton, Coogee, Coolbellup, East Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Hilton, Jandakot, North Fremantle, Palmyra, Samson, South Fremantle, South Lake, Spearwood, Success, Wattleup, White Gum Valley, Willagee, Yangebup, and the City of Fremantle.
Map of Division:	Map of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Fremantle [PDF 120KB]
Products/industries of the area:	Small goods factories, ship building, market gardens, brewing, hospitality, tourism and fishing.
First proclaimed/election:	1901
Status:	Current
Demographic rating:	Inner Metropolitan
Members:	Parke, M (ALP) 2007- Lawrence, C (ALP) 1994-2007 Dawkins, J S (ALP) 1977-1994 Beazley, K E (ALP) 1945-1977 Curtin, J (FLP/ALP) 1934-1945 Watson, W (UAP) 1931-1934 Curtin, J (ALP) 1928-1931 Watson, W (IND) 1922-1928 Burchell, R J (ALP/NAT) 1913-1922 Hedges, W N (WAP/LIB) 1906-1913 Carpenter, W H (ALP) 1903-1906 Solomon, E (FT) 1901-1903

Further information:

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

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