Federal electorate · Western Australia
Forrest
Forrest is a federal electorate in Western Australia, held by Ben Small of the Liberal Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 2.24 points — a marginal seat.
Member for Forrest
Ben Small
Liberal
The 2025 result
Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.
- Ben SMALLLiberal52.24%51,952 votes
- Tabitha DOWDINGAustralian Labor Party47.76%47,505 votes
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.
- Coalition36.0%
- Labor22.5%
- Independents18.3%
- One Nation8.7%
- Greens7.9%
- Minor parties6.6%
Suburbs in Forrest
126 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate.
- Australind
- Dalyellup
- Margaret River (WA)
- West Busselton
- South Bunbury
- Eaton (WA)
- Dunsborough
- Carey Park
- Broadwater (WA)
- East Bunbury
- Bunbury (WA)
- Geographe
- Harvey
- Glen Iris (WA)
- Leschenault
- Withers
- Yalyalup
- Vasse
- Millbridge
- Capel
- Cowaramup
- Gelorup
- Usher
- College Grove
- Busselton
- Quindalup
- Augusta
- Abbey
- Boyanup
- Binningup
- Brunswick (WA)
- Yallingup
- Kealy
- Roelands
- Pelican Point (WA)
- Stratham
- Burekup
- Dardanup West
- Cookernup
- Dardanup
- Ambergate
- Yarloop
- Peppermint Grove Beach
- Gnarabup
- Witchcliffe
- Bovell
- Quedjinup
- Uduc
- Myalup
- Yallingup Siding
- North Boyanup
- Karridale
- Burnside (WA)
- Reinscourt
- Crooked Brook
- Metricup
- Wokalup
- Forest Grove (WA)
- Gracetown
- Marybrook
- Ferguson (WA)
- Rosa Brook
- Wonnerup
- Prevelly
- Wilyabrup
- Rosa Glen
- Molloy Island
- Osmington
- Benger
- Stirling Estate
- Wellington Mill
- Treeton
- Henty (WA)
- Picton East
- Paradise (WA)
- Waterloo (WA)
- Capel River
- Warawarrup
- Elgin (WA)
- Ludlow
- Bramley
- Eagle Bay
- Carbunup River
- Chapman Hill
- Naturaliste
- Kudardup
- Redgate (WA)
- Acton Park (WA)
- Kalgup
- Kaloorup
- Abba River
- Ruabon
- Walsall
- Sabina River
- Yoongarillup
- North Jindong
- Tutunup
- Yelverton
- Jindong
- Warner Glen
- Siesta Park
- Hithergreen
- Nillup
- Hamelin Bay
- Beela
- Deepdene (WA)
- Courtenay
- Gwindinup
- Parkfield
- Anniebrook
- The Plains
- Scott River
- Mornington (WA)
- Boallia
- East Augusta
- Forrest Beach (WA)
- Hoffman
- Picton (WA)
- Wellesley (WA)
- Wellington Forest
- Boranup
- Davenport (WA)
- Yoganup
- Jarrahwood
- Leeuwin
- Alexandra Bridge
Postcodes in Forrest
25 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 1of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- 6230
- 6280
- 6233
- 6232
- 6285
- 6281
- 6220
- 6271
- 6284
- 6237
- 6236
- 6290
- 6282
- 6224
- 6226
- 6286
- 6227
- 6219
- 6288
- 6218
- 6221
- 6229
- 6223
- 6228
- 6275 1%
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.