Division of Burt
| Burt Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Burt in Western Australia, 2016 federal election. | |
| Created | 2016 |
| MP | Matt Keogh |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake | Burt family of Western Australia |
| Electors | 105,218 (2019) |
| Area | 172 km2 (66.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan[1] |
The Division of Burt is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia.
History[change | change source]
The division was created in 2015. It was named after the Burt family, especially Sir Archibald Burt, Septimus Burt and Sir Francis Burt.[2] The division is in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It covers areas that were once in the divisions of Canning, Hasluck and Tangney.[3]
The seat was first contested at the 2016 federal election.
Geography[change | change source]
The seat includes large parts of the City of Gosnells and the City of Armadale and portion of the City of Canning. Suburbs included are:[4]
- Armadale (part)
- Brookdale
- Camillo
- Canning Vale
- Champion Lakes
- Forrestdale
- Gosnells (part)
- Harrisdale
- Haynes
- Hilbert (part)
- Huntingdale
- Kelmscott
- Langford
- Piara Waters
- Seville Grove
- Southern River
- Thornlie
- Wungong (part)
Members[change | change source]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Matt Keogh (1981–) |
Labor | 2016- present |
Incumbent |
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Burt[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Matt Keogh | 47,268 | 51.63 | +10.51 | |
| Liberal | David Goode | 21,009 | 22.95 | −9.49 | |
| Greens | Daniel Garlett | 9,004 | 9.84 | +0.27 | |
| One Nation | Travis Carter | 4,436 | 4.85 | −1.25 | |
| Christians | Warnar Spyker | 3,428 | 3.74 | +0.06 | |
| Western Australia | Stephen Phelan | 2,390 | 2.61 | +1.40 | |
| United Australia | Joshua Mccurry | 2,274 | 2.48 | +0.24 | |
| Australian Federation | Michele Castle | 1,741 | 1.90 | +1.90 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,550 | 94.16 | +0.82 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,675 | 5.84 | −0.82 | ||
| Turnout | 97,225 | 86.10 | −0.89 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Matt Keogh | 59,704 | 65.21 | +9.71 | |
| Liberal | David Goode | 31,846 | 34.79 | −9.71 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +9.71 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Proposed Redistribution of Western Australia into Electoral Divisions (PDF) (Report). Redistribution Committee for Western Australia. August 2015. p. 17.
- ↑ "2015 Western Australian Federal redistribution - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News.
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ Burt, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.