South West Region (Western Australia) Explained

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South West Region
State:wa
Created:1989
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Electors:242983
Electors Year:2021
Area:38592
Class:Regional

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.

Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.[1]

Geography

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

RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of state electorsArea
29 April 198822 May 1989 – 22 May 1997width = 200 Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren, Wellington (10)align=right 99,510align=right 10.94%align=right 43659km2
28 November 199422 May 1997 – 22 May 2005width = 200 Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Dawesville, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray-Wellington, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (10)align=right 121,408align=right 11.74%align=right 43659km2
4 August 200322 May 2005 – 22 May 2009width = 200 Albany, Bunbury, Capel, Collie-Wellington, Dawesville, Leschenault, Mandurah, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (11)align=right 152,494align=right 12.55%align=right 37493km2
29 October 2007[2] 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017width = 200 Albany, Blackwood-Stirling,Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse (8)align=right 167,871align=right 13.33%align=right 41008km2
27 November 2015[3] 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021width = 200 Albany, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (8)align=right 226,051align=right 14.19%align=right 45079km2
27 November 2019[4] 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025width = 200 As per 2015align=right 242,983align=right 14.15%align=right 38592km2

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 7-member seat:
ElectionSeats won
1989–1993width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1993–1997width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1997–2001width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2001–2005width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2005–2009width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  

As 6-member seat:

ElectionSeats won
2009–2013width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2013–2017width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2017–2021width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2021–2025width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
align=center width=50% Legend:
width=15  Labor
width=15  Liberal
width=15  National
width=15  Greens WA
width=15  One Nation
width=15  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
YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1989Beryl JonesLaborBob ThomasLaborDoug WennLaborBill StretchLiberalMuriel PattersonLiberalBarry HouseLiberalMurray MontgomeryNationals
1993John CowdellLabor
1996Chrissy SharpGreens
2001Adele FarinaLaborRobyn McSweeneyLiberalPaddy EmbryOne Nation
2003New Country
2005Sally TalbotLaborMatt Benson-LidholmLaborNigel HallettLiberalPaul LlewellynGreens
2008Colin HoltNationals
2013
2016Shooters, Fishers, Farmers
2017Diane EversGreensSteve ThomasLiberalColin TincknellOne Nation
2021Alannah MacTiernanLaborJackie JarvisLaborSophia MoermondLegalise CannabisJames HaywardNationals
2021Independent
2023aBen DawkinsIndependent Labor
2023bIndependentLouise KingstonNationals
2024aIndependent
2024bIndependent

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the South West Region.

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-11-16 . 'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-03-19.
  2. Web site: South West Region Profile . Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) . 29 October 2007 . 2008-10-22 .
  3. Web site: South West Region . Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) . 27 November 2015 . 2017-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170420144756/http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/have-your-say/2015-final-report/country#SW . 20 April 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2019 Review of Western Australia’s Electoral Boundaries . Electoral Boundaries WA . 6 April 2021.

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