Electoral regions of Western Australia

The Western Australian Legislative Council is elected from six multi-member electoral regions, which are in turn composed of electoral districts which are used to elect the Legislative Assembly. The current number of electoral regions was established in 1989 under the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, which became effective on 22 May 1989. The number of members for each electorate was increased from five to six for the 2008 Western Australian election, increasing the total number of members from 30 to 36. Before 1989 electoral regions were known as electoral provinces.

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Current electoral regions

Name Est. № of electoral
districts		 Area Current distribution of seats
Agricultural 1989 4 200,091 km2 (77,256 sq mi)            
East Metropolitan 1989 14 3,697 km2 (1,427 sq mi)            
Mining and Pastoral 1989 5 2,280,730 km2 (880,590 sq mi)            
North Metropolitan 1989 14 929 km2 (359 sq mi)            
South Metropolitan 1989 14 754 km2 (291 sq mi)            
South West 1989 8 41,008 km2 (15,833 sq mi)            

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Former electoral provinces

Metropolitan

Name Est. Abolished № of members Notes
East Metropolitan 1977 1983 2
Metropolitan 1894 1989 3 (1894–1965)
2 (1965–89)
Suburban
known as Metropolitan-Suburban Province from 1900–50.		 1900 1965 3
North Central Metropolitan 1983 1989 2
North-East Metropolitan 1965 1989 2
North Metropolitan 1965 1989 2
South Central Metropolitan 1983 1989 2
South-East Metropolitan 1965 1989 2
South Metropolitan 1965 1989 2

Rural

See also

Electoral districts of Western Australia


Metropolitan
Rural

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