PDF version of the Cockburn electorate map
PDF version of the South Metropolitan Region electorate map
Area (sq km): 45
Number of Electors: 30,783
Source:
Western Australian Electoral Commission.Origin of the Name:
Cockburn Sound was named by Captain James Stirling in March 1827, after Admiral Sir George Cockburn, born in London, 22 April 1772, died at Learmington, England 19 August 1853. He served at the reduction of Martinique in 1809, and assisted at the capture of Washington 1814. It was he who took Napoleon to Saint Helena after the Battle of Waterloo.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.
Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
Atwell; Beeliar; Cockburn Central; Coogee *; Henderson *; Lake Coogee *; Munster *; South Lake *; Success; Yangebup
* = Suburb/Town split between more than one Electorate.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.