Fremantle is a safe Labor seat in Perth. The seat covers the centre of Fremantle itself, as well as surrounding areas, including Cockburn, Coolbellup, Palmyra, Success, Atwell, Jandakot, Spearwood, Coogee, Beaconsfield and Hamilton.
It has been held continuously by the ALP since 1934. The seat was held by John Curtin from 1929 to 1931 and again from 1934 until his death in 1945. He was replaced in 1945 by Kim Beazley Sr, who served as a senior Labor figure during the long years in opposition in the 1950s and 1960s, and served as a minister in the Whitlam government. He was succeeded in 1977 by John Dawkins, who served as a cabinet minister in the Hawke government and as Paul Keating’s Treasurer until his retirement in 1993. The seat was won in a 1994 by-election by former Premier Carmen Lawrence, who held the seat until her retirement in 2007.
At the last election, the seat was won by former United Nations lawyer Melissa Parke.
