# Division of Burt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Division_of_Burt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Division_of_Burt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Burt > Source revision: 1340693934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Division of Burt** is an [Australian electoral division](/source/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives) in [Perth](/source/Perth) in the state of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). Burt contains Perth's growing [southeastern suburban corridor](/source/Suburbs_of_Perth) and covers 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi).[2] Major suburbs include [Armadale](/source/Armadale,_Western_Australia), [Gosnells](/source/Gosnells,_Western_Australia), [Thornlie](/source/Thornlie,_Western_Australia), [Kenwick](/source/Kenwick,_Western_Australia), [Huntingdale](/source/Huntingdale,_Western_Australia), [Harrisdale](/source/Harrisdale,_Western_Australia), [Piara Waters](/source/Piara_Waters,_Western_Australia) and [Southern River](/source/Southern_River,_Western_Australia).[2] Burt is a [middle](/source/Middle_class)- and [working-class](/source/Working_class) electorate with a high rate of [Trade Union](/source/Trade_unions_in_Australia) membership.[3] The current and inaugural [MP](/source/Parliament_of_Australia) is [Matt Keogh](/source/Matt_Keogh), a member of the [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party). He has held the seat since its inception in [2016](/source/2016_Australian_federal_election). ## History The division was created in 2015 and was named after the Burt family, specifically [Sir Archibald Burt](/source/Archibald_Burt), [Septimus Burt](/source/Septimus_Burt) and [Sir Francis Burt](/source/Francis_Burt_(judge)).[4] The division is located in the south-eastern suburbs of [Perth](/source/Perth) and covers areas that had previously been represented by the divisions of [Canning](/source/Division_of_Canning), [Hasluck](/source/Division_of_Hasluck) and [Tangney](/source/Division_of_Tangney).[5] The seat was first contested at the [2016 federal election](/source/2016_Australian_federal_election). Based on the results from the [2013 federal election](/source/2013_Australian_federal_election) the division was created as a notionally fairly safe [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia) with a notional two-party preferred margin of 6.1 percent.[6] However, based on federal polling indicating a large nine percent two-party swing to [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) since the last election, Burt was tipped as one of several seats that could have potentially fallen to Labor at the 2016 federal election.[7] Additionally, much of the seat's territory is represented by Labor at state level. The seat was won by Labor's [Matt Keogh](/source/Matt_Keogh), who had been the Labor candidate in the [2015 Canning by-election](/source/2015_Canning_by-election), on a swing of over 13 percent, turning it from fairly safe Liberal to fairly safe Labor. ## Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the [Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission). Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[8] In August 2021, the [Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission) announced that the suburb of [Canning Vale](/source/Canning_Vale,_Western_Australia) would be transferred from Burt to the seat of [Tangney](/source/Division_of_Tangney), while Burt would gain the suburbs of [Kenwick](/source/Kenwick,_Western_Australia), [Maddington](/source/Maddington,_Western_Australia), [Orange Grove](/source/Orange_Grove,_Western_Australia) and part of [Martin](/source/Martin,_Western_Australia) from the seat of [Canning](/source/Division_of_Canning). These boundary changes took place as of the [2022 election.](/source/2022_Australian_federal_election)[9] The seat presently comprises considerable portions of the [City of Gosnells](/source/City_of_Gosnells) and the [City of Armadale](/source/City_of_Armadale). Suburbs presently included are:[10] ### [City of Armadale](/source/City_of_Armadale) - [Armadale](/source/Armadale,_Western_Australia) - [Brookdale](/source/Brookdale,_Western_Australia) - [Camillo](/source/Camillo,_Western_Australia) - [Champion Lakes](/source/Champion_Lakes,_Western_Australia) - [Forrestdale](/source/Forrestdale,_Western_Australia) - [Harrisdale](/source/Harrisdale,_Western_Australia) - [Haynes](/source/Haynes,_Western_Australia) - [Hilbert](/source/Hilbert,_Western_Australia) (part) - [Kelmscott](/source/Kelmscott,_Western_Australia) - [Mount Nasura](/source/Mount_Nasura,_Western_Australia) - [Piara Waters](/source/Piara_Waters,_Western_Australia) - [Seville Grove](/source/Seville_Grove,_Western_Australia) - [Wungong](/source/Wungong,_Western_Australia) (part) ### [City of Gosnells](/source/City_of_Gosnells) - [Beckenham](/source/Beckenham,_Western_Australia) - [Gosnells](/source/Gosnells,_Western_Australia) - [Huntingdale](/source/Huntingdale,_Western_Australia) - [Kenwick](/source/Kenwick,_Western_Australia) - [Langford](/source/Langford,_Western_Australia) - [Maddington](/source/Maddington,_Western_Australia) - [Martin](/source/Martin,_Western_Australia) (part) - [Orange Grove](/source/Orange_Grove,_Western_Australia) - [Southern River](/source/Southern_River,_Western_Australia) - [Thornlie](/source/Thornlie,_Western_Australia) ## Members Image Member Party Term Notes Matt Keogh (1981–) Labor 2 July 2016 – present Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese ## Election results Main article: [Electoral results for the Division of Burt](/source/Electoral_results_for_the_Division_of_Burt) ## Notes 1. ["Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)"](http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/wa/burt.htm). *[Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission)*. Retrieved 27 April 2016. 1. ["Burt - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results"](https://abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2022/guide/burt). *abc.net.au*. Retrieved 2022-06-17. 1. ["2016 Burt, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/CED502). *www.abs.gov.au*. Retrieved 2022-06-17. 1. [*Proposed Redistribution of Western Australia into Electoral Divisions*](http://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2014/wa/proposed-report/files/proposed-report.pdf). Redistribution Committee for Western Australia. August 2015. p. [17](https://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2014/wa/proposed-report/files/proposed-report.pdf#page=23) 1. ["2015 Western Australian Federal redistribution - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/wa-federal-redistribution-2015/). *ABC News* 1. [Federal Election 2016: Electoral Pendulum](http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2016/guide/pendulum/) *ABC.net.au*. Retrieved 10 September 2018. 1. Bowe, William (11 May 2016). ["Day Two: Essential, Lonergan, BludgerTrack and More."](http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2016/05/11/day-two-essential-lonergan-bludgertrack/) *PollBludger.net*. Retrieved 10 September 2018. 1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). ["The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide"](https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Quick_Guides/FederalRedistributions). *Parliament of Australia*. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 1. ["Augmented Electoral Commission for Western Australia, Redistribution of Western Australia into electoral divisions."](https://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2021/wa/files/redistribution-of-western-australia-into-electoral-divisions-august-2021.pdf), Commonwealth of Australia 2021, 2021. 1. ["Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)"](http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/wa/burt.htm). *[Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission)*. Retrieved 24 April 2016. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Division of Burt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Burt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Burt?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.