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The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was...

The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Nedlands and Subiaco. It has always been a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although it was won by an independent Liberal in 1996 and held until the 1998 election. It currently is the safest metropolitan seat in Western Australia. Its most prominent member has been Paul Hasluck, who was a senior Cabinet minister and then Governor-General of Australia after leaving politics. The current member is Julie Bishop who was the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues. Her party, now in Opposition has elected her Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, making her the first woman to hold this role. The seat was contested by Labor candidate Peter Grant in the 2007 Election, and was retained comfortably by the Liberal Party albeit with a slightly reduced margin.