Electoral region of South West

The electoral region of South West is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was reduced to six members. The region includes the cities of Albany, Bunbury and Mandurah.

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

Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren, Wellington (10)

 99,510 10.94% 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi)
28 November 1994[2] 22 May 1997–22 May 2005

Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Dawesville, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray-Wellington, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (10)

 121,408 11.74% 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi)
4 August 2003[3] 22 May 2005–22 May 2009

Albany, Bunbury, Capel, Collie-Wellington, Dawesville, Leschenault, Mandurah, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (11)

 152,494 12.55% 37,493 km2 (14,476 sq mi)
29 October 2007[4] 22 May 2009–22 May 2017

Albany, Blackwood-Stirling, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse (8)

 167,871 13.33% 41,008 km2 (15,833 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 7-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            

Legend:

  Labor
  Liberal
  National
  Greens WA
  One Nation

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 17 members. Four of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Beryl Jones (Lower West Province), Bill Stretch (Lower Central Province), Doug Wenn and Barry House (both South West Province).

  Seven member seat Six member seat
MemberParty1989–931993–971997–012001–052005–092009–13[a]2013-17[b]
Beryl Jones Labor           
Doug WennLabor         
Bob ThomasLabor   
John Cowdell Labor    
Matt Benson-LidholmLabor  
Adele FarinaLabor        
Sally TalbotLabor      
Dr Chrissy SharpGreens    
Paul LlewellynGreens  
Barry HouseLiberal              
Muriel PattersonLiberal      
Bill StretchLiberal        
Robyn McSweeneyLiberal        
Nigel Hallett[2]Liberal      
Murray MontgomeryNational      
Colin HoltNational    
Paddy Embry[1]One Nation  
Notes
a Members serving for the 2009–2013 term were elected in 2008 but do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2009.
b Members serving for the 2013–2017 term do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2013.
1 Paddy Embry was elected as a One Nation member, but resigned from the party on 15 May 2003 and sat as an independent. He later co-founded the New Country Party, and represented them in the Council towards the end of his term.
2 Nigel Hallett was elected as a Liberal Party member, but resigned from the party on 16 June 2016 and transferred to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

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). "South West Region Profile". Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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