Division of Cowan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cowan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cowan, Western Australia, 2016.
Created	1984
MP	Anne Aly
Party	Labor
Namesake	Edith Cowan
Electors	98,668 (2019)
Area	180 km2 (69.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. It was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It covers the northern suburbs of Perth, including Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Landsdale, Woodvale and Marangaroo.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Carolyn Jakobsen (1947–)	Labor	1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 – 1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993	Lost seat
		Richard Evans (1953–)	Liberal	1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993 – 1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998	Lost seat
		Graham Edwards (1946–)	Labor	1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998 – 2007 Australian federal election, 17 October 2007	Previously a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Retired. Last veteran of the Vietnam War to serve in the House of Representatives
		Luke Simpkins (1964–)	Liberal	2007 Australian federal election, 24 November 2007 – 2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016	Lost seat
		Anne Aly (1967–)	Labor	2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016 – present	Incumbent

Graham Edwards had been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and a minister in the Lawrence Government.

Election results

Images for kids

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  Edith Cowan, the division's namesake