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Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Forrest, Western Australia
The Division of Forrest was created in 1922. It is named for Rt Hon Sir John Forrest (1847-1918), explorer and surveyor. WA MP 1883-87, 1888-1901, first Premier of WA 1890-1901, federal MP 1901-18.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1922: Albany, Katanning, Nelson, Williams
1937: Albany, Collie, Nelson, Williams
1949: Albany, Collie, Katanning, Nelson
1955: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Nelson
1969: Albany, Bunbury, Plantagenet, Sussex
1974: Albany, Bunbury, Nelson, Sussex
1977: Albany, Bunbury, Nelson, Sussex
1980: Bunbury, Collie, Murray, Sussex
1984: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Manjimup
1990: Albany, Bunbury, Bussleton, Collie
1998: Albany, Bunbury, Bussleton, Manjimup
2001: Bunbury, Bussleton, Collie, Harvey
2010: Bunbury, Bussleton, Collie, Harvey
2016: Bunbury, Bussleton, Capel, Harvey
2022: Bunbury, Bussleton, Capel, Waroona
2025: Bunbury, Bussleton, Capel, Margaret River
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1922: Country Party 29.5 *
1925: Country Party 10.9
1928: Country Party 10.4
1929: Country Party unopposed
1931: Country Party unopposed
1934: Country Party 13.8
1937: Country Party 04.4
1940: Country Party 05.4
1943: Labor 08.4
1946: Labor 02.3
1949: Liberal 02.8
1951: Liberal 09.5
1954: Liberal 07.7
1955: Liberal unopposed
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1958: Liberal 09.5
1961: Liberal 07.5
1963: Liberal 06.2
1966: Liberal 09.5
1969: Labor 01.1
1972: Liberal 03.6
1974: Liberal 11.4
1975: Liberal 13.8
1977: Liberal 15.7
1980: Liberal 09.8
1983: Liberal 01.4
1984: Liberal 02.4
1987: Liberal 03.1
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1990: Liberal 09.9
1993: Liberal 11.7
1996: Liberal 13.6
1998: Liberal 06.9
2001: Liberal 07.6
2004: Liberal 10.4
2007: Liberal 05.8
2010: Liberal 08.7
2013: Liberal 12.3
2016: Liberal 12.6
2019: Liberal 14.6
2022: Liberal 04.3
2025: Liberal 02.2
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* Majority over Nationalist
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1922-2025
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MEMBERS FOR FORREST
John Prowse (CP) 1922-43
Hon Nelson Lemmon (ALP) 1943-49
Hon Gordon Freeth (Lib) 1949-69
Frank Kirwan (ALP) 1969-72
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Peter Drummond (Lib) 1972-87
Hon Geoff Prosser (Lib) 1987-2007
Hon Nola Marino (Lib) 2007-25
Ben Small (Lib) 2025-
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| John Prowse (CP) 1922-43 |
Hon Nelson Lemmon (ALP) 1943-49 |
Hon Gordon Freeth (Lib) 1949-69 |
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| Frank Kirwan (ALP) 1969-72 |
Peter Drummond (Lib) 1972-87 |
Hon Geoff Prosser (Lib) 1987-2007 |
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| Hon Nola Marino (Lib) 2007-25 |
Ben Small (Lib) 2025- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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