- State/Territory:
- Western Australia
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 24 September 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 1922 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 Forrest (2024) [PDF 1.11MB]
Detailed map of the electoral division of Forrest (2024) [PDF 1.4MB]
Download Western Australia GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Sir John Forrest, 1847–1918. Forrest was an active member of the Constitutional Conventions that led to the Commonwealth of Australia and a member of the House of Representatives (1901–18).
- Area
- 6,454 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Forrest consists of:
- City of Bunbury,
- City of Busselton,
- Shire of Augusta Margaret River,
- Shire of Capel,
- Shire of Dardanup, and
- Shire of Harvey.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
- 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.