Division of Tangney

The Division of Tangney is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It was named after Dame Dorothy Tangney, the first woman in the Australian Senate. it was set up in 1974.

It covers most of the City of Melville and a large part of the City of Canning. In Melville it includes the suburbs of:
 Alfred Cove 
 Applecross 
 Ardross 
 Attadale 
 Bateman 
 Booragoon 
 Brentwood 
 Bull Creek 
 Kardinya (east of North Lake Road)
 Leeming 
 Melville 
 Mount Pleasant 
 Murdoch (including Murdoch University)
 Myaree 
 Winthrop 

In Canning it includes the suburbs of:

 Parkwood 
 Riverton 
 Rossmoyne 
 Shelley 
 Willetton 
 Canning Vale 

Members
MemberPartyTerm  John Dawkins Labor 1974–1975 Peter Richardson Liberal 1975–1977  Progress 1977–1977  Peter Shack Liberal 1977–1983  George Gear Labor 1983–1984  Peter Shack Liberal 1984–1993  Daryl Williams Liberal 1993–2004  Dennis Jensen Liberal 2004–2016  Ben Morton Liberal 2016–2022  Sam Lim Labor 2022–present

John Dawkins later became Treasurer of Australia (as Member for Fremantle). Daryl Williams, was Attorney-General of Australia in the Howard Government and Rhodes Scholar.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Tangney – Australian Electoral Commission
 Dennis Jensen's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Western Australia
Category:1974 establishments in Australia