Electoral district of York
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York was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1950.
The district was based on the rural town of York
lying to the east of Perth
. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.
York was abolished at the 1950 state election. Its last member, Charles Perkins
of the Country Party
, transferred to the seat of Roe
.
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 1950.
The district was based on the rural town of York
York, Western Australia
York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97 km east of Perth in the Avon Valley near Northam, and is the seat of the Shire of York...
lying to the east of 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....
. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.
York was abolished at the 1950 state election. Its last member, Charles Perkins
Charles Perkins
Charles Nelson Perkins, AO, commonly known as Charlie Perkins, was an Australian Aboriginal activist, football player and administrator. He was known as Kumantjayi Perkins in the period immediately following his death...
of the Country Party
National Party of Western Australia
The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity....
, transferred to the seat of Roe
Electoral district of Roe
Roe was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 1983 and again from 1989 to 2008.The district was based in the rural south of Western Australia...
.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Henry Parker Stephen Henry Parker Sir Stephen Henry Parker KCMG was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1906 to 1914.-Early life:... |
1890–1892 | ||
| Frederick Monger | Ministerial | 1892–1903 | |
| Richard Burges | Ministerial | 1903–1905 | |
| Frederick Monger | Ministerial | 1905–1911 | |
| Liberal (WA) | 1911–1914 | ||
| Harry Griffiths | Country National Party of Western Australia The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity.... |
1914–1921 | |
| Charles Latham Charles Latham Sir Charles Latham was an Australian politician born in Hythe, Kent in England.- Biography :Latham became an orphan in early childhood when his parents Thomas Latham and Isabella died before the age of 8... |
Country | 1921–1923 | |
| Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 | ||
| Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1924–1928 | ||
| Country | 1928–1942 | ||
| Charles Perkins | Country | 1942–1950 | |