Electoral district of Avon

Avon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1911 to 2008. The name of the district was changed to Avon Valley in 1950, but reverted to its original name in 1962.

Avon
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1911–20081
NamesakeAvon River
DemographicAgricultural
Footnotes
1 known as Avon Valley 1950–1962

For most of its history, Avon was a Country Party (now Nationals) seat. However, at the 1974 state election, when it merged with the neighbouring safe Labor seat of Northam, Avon was held by Labor's Ken McIver until 1986, when it was won by the newly reunified Nationals. A boundary redistribution occasioned by electoral reforms in 1987 brought in more rural areas and ensured its continuing safety for the National Party.

Avon was abolished when the number of rural seats was reduced as a result of the one vote one value reforms. Almost all of its area moved into the new seat of Central Wheatbelt.

Geography

At the time of its abolition Avon was a rural electorate covering the eastern side of the Darling Scarp. Its main population centres included Northam, York, Beverley, Brookton, Pingelly, Boddington, Wandering, Popanyinning, Cuballing and Wickepin.

Members

Avon (1911–1950)
MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Bath Labor 1911–1914
  Tom Harrison Country 1914–1923
  Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Harry Griffiths Country (ECP) 1924
  Country 1924–1935
  Ignatius Boyle Country 1935–1943
  William Telfer Labor 1943–1947
  George Cornell Country 1947–1950
Avon Valley (1950–1962)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Mann Liberal Country League 1950–1962
Avon (1962–2008)
MemberPartyTerm
  Harry Gayfer Country 1962–1974
  Ken McIver Labor 1974–1986
  Max Trenorden National 1986–2008

Election results

  • Antony Green. "2005 Election Profile: Avon". ABC.
  • "Map of Avon (1996–2005)". boundarieswa.com.
  • "Map of Avon (2005–2008)". boundarieswa.com.
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