Division of Durack

The Division of Durack is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. The Division is named after the pioneering Durack family.^[1] Author Mary Durack's wrote about the family history in her books, Kings in Grass Castles and Sons in the Saddle. The division was set up in 2010.^[2]

Durack Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Durack (green) in Western Australia
Created	2008
MP	Melissa Price
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Durack family of Western Australia
Electors	85,811 (2010)
Area	1,587,758 km2 (613,036.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Durack covers the northern parts of Western Australia. It includes Geraldton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Dongara, Kalbarri, Karratha, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Merredin, Moora, Mukinbudin, Newman, Port Hedland and Tom Price, as well as the Houtman Abrolhos islands.^[1]

At 1,587,758 km², Durack is the largest electorate in Australia by land area, covering most of Western Australia's land area.^[1]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Barry Haase	Liberal	2010–2013
	Melissa Price	Liberal	2013-present

Barry Haase was the member for the Division of Kalgoorlie which was abolished in the changes which established Durack.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Durack[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Melissa Price	30,736	34.33	−10.24
	Labor	Jeremiah Riley	26,093	29.15	+6.45
	National	Ian Blayney	9,160	10.23	+2.50
	Greens	Bianca McNeair	8,457	9.45	+1.42
	One Nation	Brenton Johannsen	6,174	6.90	−2.73
	Great Australian	Adrian Mcrae	2,738	3.06	+3.06
	Western Australia	Anthony Fels	2,483	2.77	−0.52
	United Australia	Andrew Middleton	2,229	2.49	−0.23
	Australian Federation	Craig Shore	1,453	1.62	+1.62
Total formal votes			89,523	93.50	−1.12
Informal votes			6,219	6.50	+1.12
Turnout			95,742	80.86	−4.49
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Melissa Price	48,583	54.27	−9.22
	Labor	Jeremiah Riley	40,940	45.73	+9.22
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.22

References

1. "Profile of the electoral division of Durack (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
2. Final Federal Electoral Boundaries for Western Australia
3. Durack, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

• Division of Durack - Australian Electoral Commission
• Melissa Price's website Archived 2016-02-28 at the Wayback Machine

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