Electoral district of Vasse (Legislative Council)

Vasse was an electoral district of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1870 to 1890, during the period when the Legislative Council was the sole chamber of the Parliament of Western Australia.

Vasse
Western Australia—Legislative Council
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1870–1890
NamesakeVasse River

Vasse was one of the original ten Legislative Council districts created by the Legislative Council Act 1870 (33 Vict, No. 13). The district's eastern boundary was a line running north-east from Point D'Entrecasteaux to the junction of the Balgarup and Arthur Rivers. Its northern boundary ran along the Blackwood River, Padbury Brook, and the Capel River, and then true west to the north end of Wonnerup Inlet. The district was bordered by the district of Wellington to the north and the district of Albany to the south-east.[1]

Five men represented Vasse in the Legislative Council between 1870 and 1890, with Thomas Carey serving two non-consecutive terms (from 1872 to 1874 and again from 1878 to 1884). Stephen Henry Parker, the MLC for Vasse from 1888 to 1890, went on to become Chief Justice of Western Australia.[2]

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  John Bussell None 1870–1872
  Thomas Carey None 1872–1874
  Richard Gale None 1874–1878
  Thomas Carey None 1878–1884
  George Layman None 1884–1888
  Stephen Henry Parker None 1888–1890

References
  1. Legislative Council Act 1870 (33 Vict. No. 13) (WA).
  2. The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, p. 370.

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