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The Division of Moore is an
Australian electoral division Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 150 electorates. Constitut ...
in the
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of
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.


History

The Division was named after
George Fletcher Moore George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 – 30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one fthe key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring ...
, the first Advocate-General of Western Australia, and is at present a newly-reelected
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seat held by Tom French since the 2025 federal election, having changed significantly throughout its history in both geographical area and in political character. Due to significant demographic change, the seat's boundaries and constituency has evolved considerably since it was proclaimed at the 11 May 1949 redistribution. At that time, it was basically a
rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...
electorate, which included parts of the Wheatbelt along the
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coast to the north and east of
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, the state capital — a similar region to that covered by the former state seat of Moore. At the 1949 election, it was won by the Country Party. The seat maintained its rural character over the years. However, growth in Perth's northern suburbs of Perth from the 1960s onwards eventually pushed its southern boundary inside the urban fringe. The 28 February 1980 redistribution moved much of the electorate's rural hinterland into the new seat of
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, and the creation of Cowan four years later, in the suburbs north of
Reid Highway Reid Highway is a east-west highway and partial freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking North Beach with Middle Swan. As part of State Route 3, it forms half of Perth's outer ring road along with Roe Highway, w ...
to
Whitfords Avenue Whitfords Avenue is an arterial east–west road located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Route description Whitfords Avenue is allocated State Route 83 east of Marmion Avenue, and Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist D ...
, transformed Moore into a safe
Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
seat, with a population centred on Midland, but still including the shires of Chittering, Gingin and
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to the north. The creation of Pearce at the 31 March 1989 redistribution pushed Moore into the now heavily urban and relatively affluent coastal areas north of the
Reid Highway Reid Highway is a east-west highway and partial freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking North Beach with Middle Swan. As part of State Route 3, it forms half of Perth's outer ring road along with Roe Highway, w ...
, removing areas like Midland and Beechboro completely, and making it a notionally Liberal seat. The Liberals won it at the 1990 election and have held it ever since, apart from the period between the
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and
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federal elections, when sitting member Paul Filing was disendorsed by the Liberal Party and was elected as an
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. The Liberal candidate,
Mal Washer Malcolm James Washer (born 12 August 1945), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to August 2013, representing the Division of Moore, Western Australi ...
, regained the seat for his party at the 1998 election.


Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the
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. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. In August 2021, the
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(AEC) announced that Moore would gain the suburbs of
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, North Beach and Watermans Bay, along with parts of Gwelup, Karrinyup and Trigg, from the abolished seat of
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, along with the remainder of Kingsley from the seat of Cowan. These boundary changes took place at the 2022 election. The seat presently contains the vast majority of the
City of Joondalup The City of Joondalup is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Perth, Western Australia. Its central business district is located in the suburb Joondalup, and it includes the town centres of Hillarys, Western A ...
, in the northwest metropolitan area of
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
. Suburbs presently included are: * Beldon * Burns Beach *
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*
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* Craigie * Currambine * Duncraig * Edgewater * Heathridge * Hillarys * Gwelup (part) * Iluka *
Joondalup Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth central business district, Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primar ...
* Kallaroo * Karrinyup (part) * Kingsley *
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* Marmion * Mullaloo * North Beach * Ocean Reef *
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*
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* Trigg (part) * Watermans Bay * Woodvale


Members


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References


External links


Division of Moore - Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Electoral divisions of Australia in Western Australia Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in Australia