- State/Territory:
- Western Australia
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 24 September 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 1984 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2025 federal election
- Maps and data:
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A4 map of the electoral division of Cowan (2024) [PDF 1.46MB]
Detailed map of the electoral division of Cowan (2024) [PDF 1.4MB]
Download Western Australia GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Edith Dircksey Cowan OBE, 1861–1932. Cowan was the first woman elected to any Parliament in Australia, state or Commonwealth, when she was elected in 1921 as the Member for West Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
- Area
- 108 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Cowan consists of:
- part of the City of Joondalup,
- part of the City of Stirling ,
- part of the City of Wanneroo, and
- part of the City of Swan.
- Demographic Rating:
- Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Members:
- Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
