Profile of the electoral division of Tangney (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

19 January 2016

First election this name was used at:

1974 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2016 federal election

Map of Division:

• A4 map of the electoral division of Tangney (2016) [PDF 3MB]
• Detailed map of the electoral division of Tangney (2016) [PDF 23MB]
• Download WA GIS data (2016)

Name derivation:

Named in honour of Dame Dorothy Margaret Tangney DBE, 1907–85. As a Senator for Western Australia (1943–68), Tangney was the first woman member of the Senate.

Area:

83 sq km

Location description:

Tangney is bordered by the Swan and Canning Rivers to the north and east. It contains most of the City of Melville, a part of the City of Canning and a small portion of the City of Cockburn. The suburbs include Alfred Cove, Applecross, Ardross, Attadale, Bateman, Bicton, Booragoon, Brentwood, Bull Creek, Ferndale, Kardinya (part), Leeming (part), Lynwood, Melville, Mount Pleasant, Murdoch, Myaree, Parkwood, Riverton, Rossmoyne, Shelley, Willagee, Willetton and Winthrop.

Demographic rating:

Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC contact:

Tangney Divisional Office