Division of Bullwinkel
The Division of Bullwinkel is a proposed Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It was created in 2024 as part of a redistribution, and is expected to come into effect at the next federal election.[1] The seat is notionally held by the Labor Party.[2]
| Bullwinkel Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| Created | 31 May 2024 |
| MP | None |
| Namesake | Vivian Bullwinkel |
Bullwinkel will incorporate parts of the divisions of Hasluck, Durack, Swan, O'Connor, and Canning.[3]
The seat is named after Vivian Bullwinkel (1915−2000), an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War who was the sole surviving nurse of the Bangka Island Massacre.[4][5]
References
- Wright, Shane. "Labor-held Melbourne seat of Higgins to be scrapped in boundary redraw". Sydney Morning Herald.
- Evans, Jake. "Michelle Ananda-Rajah's seat of Higgins set to be abolished at next federal election". ABC News.
- "Proposed redistribution of Western Australia into electoral divisions" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- Brown, Kellie D. (2020). The sound of hope: Music as solace, resistance and salvation during the holocaust and world war II. McFarland. p. 236.
- Gary Nunn (18 April 2019), "Bangka Island: The WW2 massacre and a 'truth too awful to speak'", BBC News, archived from the original on 15 March 2022, retrieved 18 April 2019
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