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 Julie Bishop (Lib) Her ministerial website, Liberal Party website and campaign website  Peter Grant (ALP) His ALP website  Bev Custers (FF) Her Family First website  Gail Forder (CDP) Her Christian Democrats website  Lee Hemsley (Grn) His Greens website |
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Location: Perth: Churchlands, Claremont, Nedlands, Subiaco Division named for: Rt Hon John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45 Median weekly family income: $1,390 (12th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 14.9% (52nd highest) Persons born in the UK and Ireland: 10.3% (13th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 47.0% (8th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 15.1% (35th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 38.2% (79th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 21.4% (113th highest) Sitting member: Hon Julie Bishop (Liberal), elected 1998, 2001, 2004 Born: 17 July 1956, Lobethal, South Australia. Career: Barrister and solicitor, Chair Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of WA 1994-98, Director SBS Television 1997-98, Director and Fellow Australian Institute of Management 1997-98. Minister for Ageing 2003-06 Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues from 27 January 2006 1996 two-party majority: Independent over Liberal 15.2 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated 1998 two-party majority: Liberal 13.3 Effect of 2001 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal 2001 two-party majority: Liberal 14.0 2004 primary votes: Labor 23.7, Liberal 59.6, Green 11.5 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 14.6 2004 enrolment: 84,216 2007 enrolment: 86,104 (+02.2%) Curtin was created in 1949, based in Perth's western beachside suburbs. This is the most affluent part of Perth and the seat has never come close to electing a Labor member. Subsequent redistributions have extended the seat northwards into slightly less affluent areas, only slightly weakening the Liberal position. Curtin has among the country's highest median family incomes and highest levels of people in professional occupations. It is also an ageing area with a fairly high level of over 65s and a fairly low level of families with dependent children. It also has a high level of immigrants from the UK. In 2004 the Liberals carried every booth except West Perth and the two Leederville booths, polling more than 70% of the two-party vote in Churchlands, Cottesloe, Floreat, Mossman Park and Nedlands. The first member for Curtin was Sir Paul Hasluck, Liberal foreign minister and later Governor-General. Julie Bishop has held the seat since 1998. Bishop has been rapidly promoted in the Howard government and is now Minister for Education, Science and Training. Candidates in ballot-paper order Campaign news | 
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