South West Region (Western Australia)

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South West Region
Western Australia—Legislative Council
WA Election 2021 - South West Region.png
Location of South West Region in
StateWestern Australia
Created1989
Electors242,983 (2021)
Area38,592 km2 (14,900.5 sq mi)
DemographicRegional

The South West Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council 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 seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was reduced to six members. The region includes the cities of Albany, Bunbury and Mandurah.

Geography[]

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.

Redistribution Period Electoral districts Electors % of state electors Area
29 April 1988[1] 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997

Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren, Wellington (10)

99,510 10.94% 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi)
28 November 1994[2] 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005

Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Dawesville, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray-Wellington, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (10)

121,408 11.74% 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi)
4 August 2003[3] 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009

Albany, Bunbury, Capel, Collie-Wellington, Dawesville, Leschenault, Mandurah, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (11)

152,494 12.55% 37,493 km2 (14,476 sq mi)
29 October 2007[4] 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017

Albany, Blackwood-Stirling, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse (8)

167,871 13.33% 41,008 km2 (15,833 sq mi)
27 November 2015[5] 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021

Albany, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (8)

226,051 14.19% 45,079 km2 (17,405 sq mi)
27 November 2019[6] 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025

As per 2015

242,983 14.15% 38,592 km2 (14,900 sq mi)

Representation[]

Distribution of seats[]

As 7-member seat:

Election Seats won
1989–1993              
1993–1997              
1997–2001              
2001–2005              
2005–2009              

As 6-member seat:

Election Seats won
2009–2013            
2013–2017            
2017–2021            
2021–2025            

Legend:

  Labor
  Liberal
  National
  Greens WA
  One Nation
  Legalise Cannabis

Members[]

Since its creation, the electorate has had 17 members. Four of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Beryl Jones (Lower West Province), Bill Stretch (Lower Central Province), Doug Wenn and Barry House (both South West Province).

Members for South West Region
Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1989   Beryl Jones Labor   Bob Thomas Labor   Doug Wenn Labor   Bill Stretch Liberal   Muriel Patterson Liberal   Barry House Liberal   Murray Montgomery Nationals
1993 John Cowdell Labor
1996   Chrissy Sharp Greens
2001 Adele Farina Labor Robyn McSweeney Liberal   Paddy Embry One Nation
2003   New Country
2005 Sally Talbot Labor   Matt Benson-Lidholm Labor Nigel Hallett Liberal   Paul Llewellyn Greens
2008   Colin Holt Nationals  
2013
2016   Shooters, Fishers, Farmers
2017   Diane Evers Greens Steve Thomas Liberal   Colin Tincknell One Nation
2021 Alannah MacTiernan Labor   Jackie Jarvis Labor   Sophia Moermond Legalise Cannabis   James Hayward Nationals
2021   Independent

References[]

  1. ^ "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
  2. ^ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
  3. ^ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Electoral Regions and Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 August 2003. p. 2003:3475-3566.
  4. ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "South West Region Profile". Retrieved 22 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "South West Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ "2019 Review of Western Australia's Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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