Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral

The electoral region of Mining and Pastoral is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the northern and eastern regions of the State. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.

RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of StateArea
29 April 1988[1] 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997

Ashburton, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Northern Rivers, Pilbara (6)

 80,626 6.59% 2,210,722 km2 (853,565 sq mi)
28 November 1994[2] 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005

Burrup, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (6)

 64,840 6.27% 2,243,711 km2 (866,302 sq mi)
4 August 2003[3] 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009

Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Murchison-Eyre, North West Coastal (5)

 68,556 5.64% 2,223,052 km2 (858,325 sq mi)
29 October 2007[4] 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017

Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West, Pilbara (5)

 73,776 6.18% 2,280,730 km2 (880,590 sq mi)
27 November 2015[5] 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021

Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West Central, Pilbara (4)

 68,480 4.30% 2,200,087 km2 (849,458 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 5-member seat:

Election Seats won
1989–1993          
1993–1997          
1997–2001          
2001–2005          
2005–2009          

As 6-member seat:

Election Seats won
2009–2013            
2013–2017            
2017-2021            

Legend:

  Labor
  Liberal
  National
  Greens WA
  One Nation

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 20 members. All five of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—two from the Lower North Province, two from the North Province and one from the South-East Province.

Members for Mining and Pastoral Region
Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1989   Tom Stephens Labor   Tom Helm Labor   Mark Nevill Labor   Phil Lockyer Liberal   Norman Moore Liberal  
1993
1996   Greg Smith Liberal
1999   Independent
2000   Independent
2001   Jon Ford Labor   Robin Chapple Greens   John Fischer One Nation
2004   Kevin Leahy Labor   Independent
2005   Vince Catania Labor   Shelley Archer Labor   Ken Baston Liberal
2007   Independent
2008   Shelley Eaton Labor
2008   Robin Chapple Greens   Helen Bullock Labor   Wendy Duncan Nationals
2013   Dave Grills Nationals
2013   Stephen Dawson Labor   Mark Lewis Liberal   Jacqui Boydell Nationals
2017   Kyle McGinn Labor   Robin Scott One Nation

References
  1. "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
  2. "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
  3. "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Electoral Regions and Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 August 2003. p. 2003:3475-3566.
  4. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "Mining and Pastoral Region Profile". Archived from the original on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  5. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "Mining and Pastoral Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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