Mukinbudin, Western Australia

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Mukinbudin Western Australia
Population:	316
Established:	1920s
Postcode:	6479
Elevation:	280 m
Location:	293 km ENE of Perth 80 km N of Merredin
LGA:	Shire of Mukinbudin
State District:	Merredin
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Mukinbudin is a town located in the North Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 293 kilometres (182 mi) east of Perth and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Merredin near Lake Campion. It is the main town in the Shire of Mukinbudin.

The present Shire of Mukinbudin was settled by pastoralists who in the 1870s took up large leases in excess of 20,000 acres (80 km²) to run sheep and by sandalwood cutters and miners en route to the goldfields. In 1910 the first of the farmers arrived to commence wheat growing on their 1,000 acre (4 km²) block and it was some time before they added stock to what had been entirely a wheat growing enterprise. An extension of the Mt Marshall railway line to Mukinbudin and Lake Brown was approved in 1922 and opened in October 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1922.

[edit] Politics

Polling place statistics are shown below showing the votes from Mukinbudin in the federal and state elections as indicated.

2004 Federal Election Source: AEC   Liberal 46.0%   The Nationals 23.4%   CDP 16.6%   Labor 6.42%   One Nation 4.53%	2001 Federal Election Source: AEC   Liberal 60.7%   One Nation 12.0%   The Nationals 9.56%   CDP 8.20%   Labor 6.28%	1998 Federal Election Source: AEC   Liberal 46.2%   The Nationals 17.8%   One Nation 17.2%   CDP 7.92%   Labor 5.61%
2005 State Election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 60.9%   CDP 20.7%   Liberal 9.60%   Labor 3.41%   New Country 3.10%	2001 State Election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 56.7%   One Nation 30.2%   Labor 7.92%   Independent 1.83%   Independent 1.83%	1996 State Election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 91.4%   Labor 8.6%

[edit] Notable past residents

• Mark Seaby - AFL Footballer
• Rowan Jones - AFL Footballer

[edit] External link

• Shire of Mukinbudin