Electoral district of West Kimberley
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West Kimberley was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1904.
Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. It ceased to exist at the 1904 state election, at which point it was amalgamated with the district of East Kimberley
to form the new district of Kimberley
.
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 1890 to 1904.
Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. It ceased to exist at the 1904 state election, at which point it was amalgamated with the district of East Kimberley
Electoral district of East Kimberley
East Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the eastern part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
to form the new district of Kimberley
Electoral district of Kimberley
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest CMG, was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia, as well as a politician.-Early life:Forrest was born at Picton, near Bunbury in Western Australia, the son of William and Margaret Forrest... |
Ministerial | 1890–1901 | |
| Sydney Piggott | Ministerial | 1901–1904 | |