Mining and Pastoral Region

Mining and Pastoral Region
Western Australia—Legislative Council
Mining and Pastoral Region; Western Australia—Legislative Council
	Location of Mining and Pastoral Region in Western Australia
State	Western Australia
Created	1989
MP	Peter Foster (Labor); Stephen Dawson (Labor); Kyle McGinn (Labor); Rosetta Sahanna (Labor); Neil Thomson (Liberal); Wilson Tucker (Daylight Saving);
Party	Labor (4); Liberal (1); Daylight Saving (1);
Electors	69,651 (2021)
Area	2,205,281 km2 (851,463.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	24°23′S 122°45′E / 24.38°S 122.75°E

The Mining and Pastoral Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the northern and eastern regions of the state. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.

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.

Redistribution	Period	Electoral districts	Electors	% of state electors	Area
29 April 1988^[2]	22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997	Ashburton, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Northern Rivers, Pilbara (6)	80,626	6.59%	2,210,722 km² (853,565 sq mi)
28 November 1994^[3]	22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005	Burrup, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (6)	64,840	6.27%	2,243,711 km² (866,302 sq mi)
4 August 2003^[4]	22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009	Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Murchison-Eyre, North West Coastal (5)	68,556	5.64%	2,223,052 km² (858,325 sq mi)
29 October 2007^[5]	22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017	Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West, Pilbara (5)	73,776	6.18%	2,280,730 km² (880,590 sq mi)
27 November 2015^[6]	22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021	Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West Central, Pilbara (4)	68,480	4.30%	2,200,087 km² (849,458 sq mi)
27 November 2019^[7]	22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025	As per 2015	69,651	4.06%	2,205,281 km² (851,464 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 5-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
	Daylight Saving

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 24 members. All five of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—two from the Lower North Province, two from the North Province and one from the South-East Province.

Members for Mining and Pastoral Region
Year		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party
1989	Tom Stephens	Labor	Tom Helm	Labor	Mark Nevill	Labor	Phil Lockyer	Liberal	Norman Moore	Liberal
1993							Phil Lockyer	Liberal
1996							Greg Smith	Liberal
1999						Independent
2000				Independent		Independent
2001			Jon Ford	Labor	Robin Chapple	Greens	John Fischer	One Nation
2004	Kevin Leahy	Labor			Robin Chapple	Greens	John Fischer	Independent
2005	Vince Catania	Labor			Shelley Archer	Labor	Ken Baston	Liberal
2007	Vince Catania	Labor				Independent
2008	Shelley Eaton	Labor				Independent
2008	Robin Chapple	Greens			Helen Bullock	Labor					Wendy Duncan	Nationals
2013					Helen Bullock	Labor					Dave Grills	Nationals
2013			Stephen Dawson	Labor	Mark Lewis	Liberal			Jacqui Boydell	Nationals	Dave Grills	Nationals
2017					Kyle McGinn	Labor			Jacqui Boydell	Nationals	Robin Scott	One Nation
2021	Peter Foster	Labor					Rosetta Sahanna	Labor	Wilson Tucker	Daylight Saving	Neil Thomson	Liberal
2023	Peter Foster	Labor					Rosetta Sahanna	Labor	Wilson Tucker	Independent Daylight Saving	Neil Thomson	Liberal

Election results

2021 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,010
	Labor	1. Stephen Dawson (elected 1) 2. Kyle McGinn (elected 2) 3. Peter Foster (elected 3) 4. Rosetta Sahanna (elected 4) 5. Kelvin Portland 6. Bobby-Lee Field	28,002	57.07	+22.91
	Liberal	1. Neil Thomson (elected 6) 2. Michael Huston 3. Jodie Richardson 4. Matt Blampey	5,250	10.70	−4.99
	National	1. Nicholas Fardell 2. Lionel Quartermaine 3. Tony Crook 4. Kieran Dart 5. Mark Young 6. Tessa Daly	5,032	10.26	−8.72
	Greens	1. Kimberly Smith 2. Giz Watson	2,431	4.95	−0.72
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Matt Priest 2. Royce Normington 3. Kingsley Smith	1,705	3.48	−1.67
	One Nation	1. Robin Scott 2. David Modolo	1,490	3.04	−10.66
	Legalise Cannabis	1. James Brown 2. Donald Watt	1,277	2.60	+2.60
	Western Australia	1. Dave Grills 2. Julie Matheson	729	1.49	+1.22
	Christians	1. Jacky Young 2. Ross Patterson	582	1.19	−0.32
	Liberals for Climate	1. Curtis Greening 2. Gavin McFerran	552	1.13	+0.10
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Andrew Middleton 2. Deborah Middleton	526	1.07	+1.07
	Animal Justice	1. Emmarae Cole-Darby 2. Scott Dunning	398	0.81	+0.81
	Liberal Democrats	1. Robbie Parr 2. Jake McCoull	198	0.40	−0.29
	Independent	1. Tayla Squires 2. Cameron Gardiner	188	0.38	+0.38
	Sustainable Australia	1. Brian Mollan 2. Anthony Park	158	0.32	+0.32
	WAxit	1. Brenden Hatton 2. Huw Grossmith	116	0.24	+0.10
	Great Australian	1. Nathan Webb-Smith 2. Laona Mullings	113	0.23	+0.23
	Daylight Saving	1. Wilson Tucker (elected 5) 2. Janet Wilson	98	0.20	−0.30
	Independent	1. Anthony Fels 2. Van Son Le	85	0.17	+0.17
	Health Australia	1. Teddy Craies 2. Simon Martin	82	0.17	+0.17
	Independent	1. Christine Kelly 2. Noel McGinniss	52	0.11	+0.11
Total formal votes			49,064	97.83	+0.74
Informal votes			1,088	2.17	−0.74
Turnout			50,152	72.00	−15.20

References

^ "'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws". ABC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "Mining and Pastoral Region Profile". Archived from the original on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "Mining and Pastoral Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2019). "Mining and Pastoral Region" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "2021 State General Election Results: Mining and Pastoral Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[1] "'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws". ABC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[2] "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "Mining and Pastoral Region Profile". Archived from the original on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.

[6] Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "Mining and Pastoral Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[7] Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2019). "Mining and Pastoral Region" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[Results_of_the_2021_Western_Australian_state_election_(Legislative_Council)_waec-results5-8] "2021 State General Election Results: Mining and Pastoral Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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