Electoral district of Menzies
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Menzies was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1897 to 1930.
The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Menzies
. When the district was abolished at the 1930 state election, sitting member Alexander Panton
transferred to the Perth
based seat of Leederville
.
Electoral districts of Western Australia
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....
of the Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
from 1897 to 1930.
The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Menzies
Menzies, Western Australia
Menzies is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie...
. When the district was abolished at the 1930 state election, sitting member Alexander Panton
Alexander Panton
Alexander Hugh Panton was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1919 to 1922, before entering the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1924, representing Menzies. He transferred to Leederville in 1930 and served until 1951. From...
transferred to the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
based seat of Leederville
Electoral district of Leederville
The Electoral district of Leederville was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for the inner northern Perth suburb of Leederville, which fell within its borders...
.
Members for Menzies
| Members | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Gregory Henry Gregory (politician) Henry Gregory was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, where he was educated, he moved to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. He became Mayor of Menzies Shire as well as a stockbroker, farmer and press proprietor... |
Ministerial | 1897–1911 | |
| John Mullany John Mullany John Francis Mullany was an Australian politician. He was the member for Menzies in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1911 to 1924, representing the Australian Labor Party until 1917 and the National Labor Party thereafter.... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1911–1917 | |
| National Labor National Labor Party The National Labor Party was the name used by the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes for himself and his followers after he was expelled from the Australian Labor Party in November 1916 over his pro-conscription stance in relation to World War I... |
1917–1924 | ||
| Alexander Panton Alexander Panton Alexander Hugh Panton was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1919 to 1922, before entering the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1924, representing Menzies. He transferred to Leederville in 1930 and served until 1951. From... |
Labor | 1924–1930 | |