Division of Forrest

Forrest Australian House of Representatives Division
300px Division of Forrest (green) in Western Australia
Created	1922
MP	Nola Marino
Party	Liberal
Namesake	John Forrest
Electors	96,933 (2013)
Area	12,781 km2 (4,934.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Forrest is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia and a federal Cabinet minister. It is located in the south-western corner of the state, including the towns of Bunbury, Busselton, Collie and Harvey. Before the 1943 election, it was a Country Party seat, but since the 1949 election it has been held by the Liberals for all but one term.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	John Prowse	Country	1922–1943
	Nelson Lemmon	Labor	1943–1949
	Gordon Freeth	Liberal	1949–1969
	Frank Kirwan	Labor	1969–1972
	Peter Drummond	Liberal	1972–1987
	Geoff Prosser	Liberal	1987–2007
	Nola Marino	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Forrest

Australian federal election, 2013: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nola Marino	42,640	49.92	+0.96
	Labor	John Borlini	21,579	25.26	−2.93
	Greens	Gordon Tayler	8,136	9.52	−3.96
	National	Michael Rose	5,338	6.25	+0.27
	Palmer United	Edward Dabrowski	4,301	5.03	+5.03
	Christians	Wayne Barnett	1,374	1.61	+1.61
	Family First	Bev Custers	1,270	1.49	−0.46
	Rise Up Australia	Mark Morien	581	0.68	+0.68
	CEC	Ian Tuffnell	204	0.24	+0.24
Total formal votes			85,423	94.37	−1.08
Informal votes			5,095	5.63	+1.08
Turnout			90,518	93.41	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nola Marino	53,198	62.28	+3.54
	Labor	John Borlini	32,225	37.72	−3.54
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.54

External links

• Division of Forrest - Australian Electoral Commission