The Upper West Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the Mid West region of the state. It was one of several rural seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965.
In 1989, the province was abolished by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and was absorbed into the Mining and Pastoral region under the new proportional voting system.
Geography
editThe province was made up of three complete Legislative Assembly districts, which changed at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | 22 May 1965 – 22 May 1968 | 16,933 | 4.10 | |
| 1966 | 22 May 1968 – 22 May 1974 | 17,773 | 4.30 | |
| 1972 | 22 May 1974 – 22 May 1977 | 21,586 | 3.92 | |
| 1976 | 22 May 1977 – 22 May 1983 | 23,887 | 3.77 | |
| 1982 | 22 May 1983 – 22 May 1989 | 25,265 | 3.55 |
Representation
editMembers
edit| Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Heitman | Country | 1965–1977 | Les Logan | Country | 1965–1974 | ||
| Thomas McNeil | National/NP | 1977–1989 | Margaret McAleer | Liberal | 1974–1989 | ||
References
edit- Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia : membership register, electoral law and statistics, 1890-1989. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-3641-4.