Name:	Tangney
State:	Western Australia
Contact details:	Contact the Tangney Divisional Office
Name derivation:	Named after Dame Dorothy Tangney 1911-85, first woman member of the Australian Senate 1943-68.
Area and Location description:	Tangney covers an area of approximately 96 sq km from the Swan and Canning Rivers to the north and east. The main suburbs include Applecross, Alfred Cove, Ardross, Attadale, Bateman, Booragoon, Bull Creek, Canning Vale, Kardinya (part), Leeming, Melville, Mount Pleasant, Murdoch, Myaree, Parkwood, Riverton, Rossmoyne, Shelley, Willetton and Winthrop. Most are fully built up areas with the exception of Canning Vale which is showing strong housing growth with many new developments.
Map of Division:	Map of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Tangney [PDF 120KB]
Products/industries of the area:	Some light industry and commercial businesses in Canning Vale, Willetton and Myaree with standard suburban housing throughout the remainder. Murdoch University and St John of God Hospital, Murdoch are located in the south-west of the division.
First proclaimed/election:	1973/1974
Status:	Current
Demographic rating:	Inner Metropolitan
Members:	Jensen, D (LP) 2004- Williams, D (LP) 1993-2004 Shack, P D (LP) 1984-1993 Gear, G (ALP) 1983-1984 Shack, P D (LP) 1977-1983 Richardson, P A (LP/IND) 1975-1977 Dawkins, J S (ALP) 1974-1975

Further information:

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

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