Electoral district of Central Wheatbelt
| Central Wheatbelt Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 2008–present |
| MP | Mia Davies |
| Party | Nationals WA |
| Namesake | Wheatbelt region |
| Area | 53,898 km2 (20,810.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Agricultural |
Central Wheatbelt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
As the name suggests, the district is centrally located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
Politically, Central Wheatbelt is a safe National Party seat.
History
Central Wheatbelt was first created for the 2008 state election. It was essentially an almagamation of the abolished National-held districts of Avon and Merredin, although parts of each ended up in neighbouring districts. Roughly half the new district's voters came from each of the two former districts.
The original proposal had the newly created district persisting with the name Merredin.[1] However, this was the focus of several objections, as Merredin is but one town in the eastern part of this sizeable electorate.[2] Instead, the more generic name of Central Wheatbelt was adopted.
Geography
Central Wheatbelt incorporates a number of rural inland shires to the east of Perth. Its population centres include Ballidu, Beacon, Beverley, Meckering, Merredin, Narembeen, Northam, Westonia, Wongan Hills, Wundowie, Wyalkatchem and York.
Members for Central Wheatbelt
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Grylls | National | 2008–2013 | |
| Mia Davies | National | 2013–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Mia Davies | 8,414 | 43.6 | –5.9 | |
| Liberal | Stephen Strange | 6,088 | 31.5 | +6.6 | |
| Labor | John Watters | 3,375 | 17.5 | +1.5 | |
| Greens | Tricia Walters | 637 | 3.3 | –2.2 | |
| Independent | Gerald Sturman | 474 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Christians | Bob Adair | 328 | 1.7 | –1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,316 | 94.7 | –1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,076 | 5.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,392 | 90.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stephen Strange | 13,729 | 71.1 | –0.2 | |
| Labor | John Watters | 5,573 | 28.9 | +0.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| National | Mia Davies | 11,168 | 57.9 | –10.9 | |
| Liberal | Stephen Strange | 8,110 | 42.1 | +10.9 | |
| National hold | Swing | –10.9 | |||
References
- ^ "2007 Redistribution: Proposed Boundaries". boundarieswa.com.
- ^ "2007 Redistribution: Written Objections". boundarieswa.com.
External links
- "Map of Central Wheatbelt". boundarieswa.com.
- Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Central Wheatbelt". ABC.