of Fremantle: Beaconsfield Fremantle Hilton North Fremantle O'Connor Samson South Fremantle White Gum Valley City of Melville: Palmyra Kardinya (part) Leeming (Ken Hurst Park) Rottnest Island Since World War II, Fremantle has been held by a succession of senior Labor figures. The seat's best-known member was John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945. Other high-profile members were Kim Beazley Sr., a minister in the Whitlam Government; John Dawkins, a minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments; and Carmen Lawrence, the former Premier of Western Australia and a minister in the Keating Government. Lawrence retired at the 2007 election. She was succeeded by Melissa Parke, a former United Nations lawyer and a minister in the second Rudd Government. Members Election results References External links Division of Fremantle - Australian Electoral Commission Electoral divisions of Australia Constituencies established in 1901 1901 establishments in Australia Federal politics in Western Australia