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Cowan

Cowan is a federal electorate in Western Australia, held by Anne Aly of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 13.63 points — a safe seat.

Member for Cowan

Anne Aly

Australian Labor Party

Their voting record and expenses →

The 2025 result

Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.

  • Anne ALYAustralian Labor Party63.63%61,179 votes
  • Felicia ADENIYILiberal36.37%34,962 votes
Margin
13.63%
Safe
Two-party-preferred swing
+3.69%
to Australian Labor Party
Turnout
88.71%
116,491 enrolled

First preferences in 2025

How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.

  • Labor46.6%
  • Coalition24.2%
  • Greens10.8%
  • Minor parties9.8%
  • One Nation5.1%
  • Independents3.6%

Suburbs in Cowan

21 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 3of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • Ballajura
  • Landsdale
  • Balga
  • Nollamara
  • Dianella 46%
  • Balcatta 98%
  • Marangaroo
  • Greenwood (WA)
  • Girrawheen
  • Mirrabooka (WA)
  • Alexander Heights
  • Darch
  • Westminster
  • Madeley
  • Stirling (WA) 58%
  • Hamersley
  • Koondoola
  • Warwick (WA)
  • Cullacabardee
  • Wangara
  • Malaga

Postcodes in Cowan

10 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 3of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • 6061
  • 6064
  • 6065 43%
  • 6066
  • 6021 79%
  • 6024
  • 6059 46%
  • 6022
  • 6067
  • 6090

Where this comes from

  • Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
  • Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
  • These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.

Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.