Electoral region of Agricultural
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The electoral region of Agricultural is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australia
n Legislative Council
, located in 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 five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election
three months earlier. At the 2008 election
, it was increased to six members.
districts
, which change at each distribution.
Notes:
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...
n Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
, located in 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 five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election
Western Australian state election, 1989
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
three months earlier. At the 2008 election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
, it was increased to six members.
Geography
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative AssemblyWestern 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....
districts
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....
, which change at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of State | Area |
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| 29 April 1988 | 22 May 1989–22 May 1997 | Avon Electoral district of Avon Avon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1911 to 2008. The name of the district was changed to Avon Valley in 1950, but reverted back to its original name in 1962.... , Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election... , Greenough Electoral district of Greenough Greenough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 2008.Greenough was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district was based in the northern part of Western Australia's Wheatbelt region... , Merredin Electoral district of Merredin Merredin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 2008.Originally known as Merredin-Yilgarn, the name was shortened in 1977... , Moore Electoral district of Moore Moore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. It its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.... , 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... , Wagin Electoral district of Wagin Wagin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Wagin is named for the rural town of Wagin. The district covers a vast expanse of territory in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.... (7) |
80,626 | 8.89% | 267448 km² (103,262.3 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994 | 22 May 1997–22 May 2005 | As per 1988 | 87,137 | 8.27% | 267448 km² (103,262.3 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003 | 22 May 2005–22 May 2009 | As per 1988 | 94,877 | 7.81% | 261282 km² (100,881.5 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007 | 22 May 2009–22 May 2017 | Central Wheatbelt Electoral district of Central Wheatbelt Central Wheatbelt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.As the name suggests, the district is centrally located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.... , Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election... , Moore Electoral district of Moore Moore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. It its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.... , Wagin Electoral district of Wagin Wagin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Wagin is named for the rural town of Wagin. The district covers a vast expanse of territory in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.... (4) |
82,479 | 6.56% | 200091 km² (77,255.6 sq mi) |
Distribution of seats
As 5-member seat:
As 6-member seat:
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Legend:
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Members
Since its creation, the electorate has had 21 members, only five of which were not from either the Liberal or National parties. All five of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council.| Five member seat | Six member seat | |||||||
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| Member | Party | 1989–93 | 1993–97 | 1997–01 | 2001–05 | 2005–09 | ||
| James Brown | 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... |
–1992 | ||||||
| Kim Chance Kim Chance Kim Chance is a former Australian Labor Party MP in the Parliament of Western Australia, and was Minister for Agriculture and Food, Forestry, the Mid West and Wheatbelt and Great Southern until the September 2008 WA election... |
Labor | 1992– | ||||||
| Matt Benson-Lidholm Matt Benson-Lidholm Matthew Francis Benson-Lidholm born in Albany, Western Australia is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region and Deputy President of the Legislative Council... |
Labor | |||||||
| Dee Margetts Dee Margetts Diane Elizabeth Margetts was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1993 to 1999 and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2005, representing the Greens Western Australia.... |
Greens Greens Western Australia The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. The Greens WA was formed following the merger of the WA Greens and the Green Earth Alliance... |
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| Margaret McAleer Margaret McAleer Margaret McAleer was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1974 to 1993.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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| David Wordsworth | Liberal | |||||||
| Murray Nixon Murray Nixon Murray Davidson Nixon is a former Australian politician.Born in Perth, Nixon was a farmer before entering politics. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal member representing Agricultural Region. He was re-elected in 1996 but defeated in 2001.-References:... |
Liberal | |||||||
| Bruce Donaldson Bruce Donaldson Bruce Kirwan Donaldson born 22 July 1938 in Armadale, Western Australia was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region... |
Liberal] | |||||||
| Anthony Fels Anthony Fels Anthony James Fels was an Australian politician. He was the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region... |
Liberal | |||||||
| Margaret Rowe Margaret Rowe Margaret-Anne Bernadette Rowe is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing Agricultural Region from 2005 until her resignation in 2007.... |
Liberal | –2007 | ||||||
| Brian Ellis Brian Ellis (politician) Brian Charles Ellis is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2007, representing the region of Agricultural.... |
Liberal | 2007– | ||||||
| Jim Chown Jim Chown James Edward "Jim" Chown is an Australian politician. He was born in Sale, Victoria, and arrived in Western Australia in 1959. He was a farmer before entering politics.... |
Liberal | |||||||
| Eric Charlton Eric Charlton Eric James Charlton is a former Australian politician.Charlton was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1984 as a National Party member for Agricultural Region, replacing the deceased MLC William Atkinson. He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998... |
National 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.... |
–1998 | ||||||
| Dexter Davies | National | 1998– | ||||||
| John Caldwell | National | |||||||
| Murray Criddle Murray Criddle Murray John Criddle is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1993 to 2008, representing the region of Agricultural.Criddle was born in Geraldton, Western Australia.... |
National | –2008 | ||||||
| Wendy Duncan Wendy Duncan Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician from Western Australia. She has been a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2008, representing the region of Agricultural.... |
National | 2008– | ||||||
| Mia Davies Mia Davies Mia Jane Davies is an Australian politician.Born in Perth, Western Australia, she was a marketing and communications consultant before entering politics, holding a Bachelor of Marketing and Media. In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a National Party member,... |
National | |||||||
| Philip Gardiner Philip Gardiner Philip Warren Gardiner is an Australian politician.Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was a farmer before entering politics; he held a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration... |
National | |||||||
| Max Trenorden Max Trenorden Maxwell Wayne "Max" Trenorden is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1986 to September, representing the electorate of Avon... |
National | |||||||
| Frank Hough Frank Hough Francis Carson "Frank" Hough is a former Australian politician. Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, he was a self-employed business proprietor before entering politics. In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for Agricultural Region as a member of One Nation... |
One Nation One Nation Party One Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties... |
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Notes:
- Members serving for the 2009–2013 term were elected in 2008Western Australian state election, 2008A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
but do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2009. - next term of office
- Labor MLC James Brown resigned on 3 March 1992. Kim ChanceKim ChanceKim Chance is a former Australian Labor Party MP in the Parliament of Western Australia, and was Minister for Agriculture and Food, Forestry, the Mid West and Wheatbelt and Great Southern until the September 2008 WA election...
was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 18 March 1992. - National MLC Eric CharltonEric CharltonEric James Charlton is a former Australian politician.Charlton was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1984 as a National Party member for Agricultural Region, replacing the deceased MLC William Atkinson. He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998...
resigned on 28 July 1998. Dexter Davies was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 11 August 1998. - Frank Hough was elected as a One Nation member, but resigned from the party on 1 June 2004 and sat as an independent. He later co-founded the New Country PartyNew Country PartyThe New Country Party is a minor political party in Australia. It emerged out of the internal divisions of the One Nation Party in Queensland and Western Australia in 2003 and was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 9 January 2004...
, and represented them in the Council until the end of his term. - Liberal MLC Margaret RoweMargaret RoweMargaret-Anne Bernadette Rowe is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing Agricultural Region from 2005 until her resignation in 2007....
resigned on 22 June 2007. Brian EllisBrian Ellis (politician)Brian Charles Ellis is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2007, representing the region of Agricultural....
was elected in the resulting countback on 16 July 2007. - National MLC Murray CriddleMurray CriddleMurray John Criddle is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1993 to 2008, representing the region of Agricultural.Criddle was born in Geraldton, Western Australia....
resigned on 2 January 2008. Wendy DuncanWendy DuncanWendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician from Western Australia. She has been a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2008, representing the region of Agricultural....
was elected in the resulting countback on 29 January 2008. - Anthony FelsAnthony FelsAnthony James Fels was an Australian politician. He was the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region...
was elected as a Liberal member, but resigned from the party on 31 July 2008. He subsequently sat as an independent and recontested his seat unsuccessfully at the 2008 electionWestern Australian state election, 2008A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
as a WAFamilyFirst.com Party candidate.