- State/Territory:
- Western Australia
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 24 September 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 2016 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2025 federal election
- Maps and data:
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A4 map of the electoral division of Burt (2024) [PDF 1.38MB]
Detailed map of the electoral division of Burt (2024) [PDF 2.1MB]
Download Western Australia GIS data
- Name Derivation:
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Named to honour succeeding generations of the Burt family for their significant contributions to the justice system and for their wider contributions to public service, specifically:
- Sir Archibald Paull Burt KT, 1810–79, who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1861,
- Septimus Burt, 1847–1919, whose public roles included that of Attorney-General of the colony of Western Australia (1890–97) at the time of colonial self-government, and
- The Honourable Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC, 1918–2004, who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, Chief Justice of Western Australia, Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia and Governor of Western Australia (1990–93).
- Area
- 222 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Burt consists of:
- part of the City of Armadale,
- part of the City of Canning,
- part of the City of Gosnells, and
- part of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
- Demographic Rating:
- Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Members:
- Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
