Division of O'Connor facts for kids

Quick facts for kids O'Connor Australian House of Representatives Division
The O'Connor area (green) in Western Australia
Created	1980
MP	Rick Wilson
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Charles Yelverton O'Connor
Electors	95,069 (2013)
Area	908,954 km2 (350,949.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

C. Y. O'Connor, 1897

The Division of O'Connor is a special area in Western Australia. People living in this area vote for one person to represent them in the Australian Parliament. It is one of three areas in Western Australia that are mostly countryside and smaller towns, not big cities.

This area is named after C. Y. O'Connor. He was a very important engineer in Western Australia. He designed the Fremantle Harbour, which is a big port for ships. He also created the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, a huge pipeline that brought water to gold mining towns. The Division of O'Connor was first set up for an election in 1980.

The boundaries of O'Connor changed a lot for the 2010 election. The northern part of the area became part of a new area called Durack. The O'Connor boundary moved further east. It now includes most of the southern part of the old Division of Kalgoorlie. Today, O'Connor includes the cities of Albany and Kalgoorlie. It also has regional towns like Bridgetown, Denmark, Esperance, Kojonup, Laverton, Leonora, Manjimup, Mount Barker, Ravensthorpe, Southern Cross, Wagin, and Warburton.

Who Represents O'Connor?

The people who represent O'Connor in the Australian Parliament are called Members. They speak for the people in their area. Here are the Members who have represented O'Connor since it was created:

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  Charles Yelverton O'Connor, the division's namesake