Northcliffe, Western Australia

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Northcliffe
Western Australia
Population: 299 (2006)[1]
Established: 1923
Postcode: 6262
Elevation: 118 m (387 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Manjimup
State District: Warren-Blackwood
Federal Division: Forrest
This article is about the town located in Australia. For the newspaper group, see Northcliffe Media.

Northcliffe is a town located in the lower South West region of Western Australia, about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Pemberton. It is largely surrounded by karri and jarrah forest and is close to the Warren, D'Entrecasteaux and Shannon national parks. Both logging and conservation interests are represented in the town.

The town was surveyed as the centre of a group settlement area, and was surveyed at the request of the Premier of Western Australia, James Mitchell in 1923. It became the terminus of the Bridgetown-Jarnadup railway, and was gazetted in May 1924. Mitchell named it after Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Times and the Daily Mail in London, and Director of Propaganda for the English government during World War I, who had died in 1922.[2]

[edit] Politics

Polling place statistics are presented below from the Northcliffe polling place in the federal and state elections as indicated.

2007 Federal Election
Source: AEC
  Liberal 42.3%
  Labor 30.2%
  Greens 13.5%
  Independent 10.9%
  One Nation 2.42%
2004 Federal Election
Source: AEC
  Liberal 49.7%
  Labor 24.6%
  Greens 18.6%
  One Nation 3.67%
  Democrats 1.13%
2001 Federal Election
Source: AEC
  Liberal 41.1%
  Labor 22.9%
  Greens 16.3%
  One Nation 12.8%
  Democrats 3.69%
2005 State Election
Source: WAEC
  Liberal 56.1%
  Labor 23.2%
  Greens 15.6%
  New Country 2.30%
  One Nation 1.79%
2001 State Election
Source: WAEC
  Liberal 40.3%
  Greens 21.1%
  Labor 15.6%
  One Nation 13.9%
  Independent 7.19%
1996 State Election
Source: WAEC
  Liberal 58.4%
  Labor 25.2%
  Democrats 9.51%
  CEC 6.94%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). 5051507 (Census Collection District). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. Map
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - N. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.

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