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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Durack, Western Australia
Northern Western Australia: Broome, Geraldton, Karratha, Merredin, Northampton
State seats: All of
Geraldton,
Kimberley and
Pilbara, parts of
Central Wheatbelt,
Moore and
North-West Central
Local government areas: All of Ashburton, Broome, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Coorow, Cue, Cunderdin, Dandaragan,
Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara,
Exmouth, Goomaling, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Irwin, Karratha, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Meekatharra,
Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Mount Magnet,
Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Narembeen, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Port Hedland, Quairading,
Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Westonia, Wiluna,
Wongan-Ballidu, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yalgoo and Yilgarn
Enrolment at close of rolls: 97,068
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 59.2
Sitting member: Hon Melissa Price (Liberal):
Elected 2013, 2016
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 13.7%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 14.9%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.1%
Status: Fairly safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Hon Melissa Price
Liberal Party |
2. Gary Mounsey
Independent |
3. Grahame Gould
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
4. Johani Mamid
Australian Greens |
5. Sharyn Morrow
Australian Labor Party |
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6. Brenden Hatton
United Australia Party |
7. Scott Bourne
The Nationals |
Candidate websites:
Scott Bourne
Johani Mamid
Sharyn Morrow
Gary Mounsey
Hon Melissa Price
Division of Durack
Durack was created by the 2010 Western Australian redistribution, which abolished the Federation seat of Kalgoorlie
and put the City of Kalgoorlie into O'Connor, thus requiring a new name for the seat covering the northern half
of the state. The seat consists of the northern half of the WA wheatbelt, formerly in O'Connor, and the Kimblerley
and Pilbara regions in the north, formerly in Kalgoorlie.
The southern part of the seat is heavily agricultural, with the low levels of family income and of people in
professional occupations typical of such areas. The northern part is devoted to the mining and pastoral industries,
and is rather wealthier. Durack's 16.7% Indigenous population is higher than that in any seat except Lingiari:
the state seat of Kimberley usually elects an Indigenous (Labor) member. Durack has one of the highest
proportions of households in rental accommodation of any seat, reflecting conditions in the mining towns.
Barry Haase, who had been MP for Kalgoorlie since 1998, was elected the first member for Durack in 2010. At the same
election, the Nationals defeated Wilson Tuckey, the veteran Liberal MP for O'Connor. Encouraged by this, the Nationals
made a serious bid for Durack in 2013, when Haase retired. The result was very close, with the Liberals hanging
on by 1%.
Melissa Price, Liberal MP for Durack since 2013, was a solictor and corporate lawyer in the mining industry before
her election. She was comfortably re-elected in 2016, with the Nationals vote falling back to 16.0%. In December 2017
she was appointed Assistant Minister for the Environment, and was promoted to be Minister for the Environment in August 2018.
Price will be opposed by a Nationals candidate, Scott Bourne, whose occupation is not stated. The Labor
candidate is Sharyn Morrow, whose occupation is also not stated. The Greens candidate is Johani Mamid, Yawuru Country
Manager at Nyamba Buru Yawuru. Also contesting the seat is an independent, Exmouth deputy shire president Gary Mounsey.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,656 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 10.1% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 71.2% (Australia 66.7%)
Indigenous: 16.7% (Australia 2.8%)
Non-English-speaking households: 10.3% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 22.2% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 32.0% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 11.2% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 27.8% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 17.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 10.3% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 21.8% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 49.7% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 31.3% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Barry Haase (Lib) 2010-13
Melissa Price (Lib) 2013-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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