Electoral district of Mount Marshall

Former state electoral district of Western Australia

Australian electorate

Mount Marshall
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly

State| Western Australia
Dates current| 1930–1989
Namesake| Mount Marshall

Mount Marshall was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1930 to 1989.

## History

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The seat was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1929[1] and was first contested in the 1930 state election. It was historically very safe for the Country Party, and its member from 1967 to 1983, Ray McPharlin, led the party between 1974 and 1975. He lost the leadership after the party walked out of a coalition with Charles Court and the Liberal Party on 16 May 1975, only to ultimately return under considerable pressure. In 1978, McPharlin joined a breakaway party, known as the National Party (NP), led by future Deputy Premier Hendy Cowan, and won the seat under this banner at the 1980 election. However, in 1982 he rejoined the National Country Party, who lost the seat for the first time in its history to the Liberals. It was recaptured by Mort Schell at the 1986 election, however, the seat was dissolved in a redistribution under the Electoral Districts Act 1947 on 29 April 1988 into the neighbouring seats of Avon and Merredin.[2]

## Geography

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Mount Marshall was located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region and, while its exact composition varied over time, it was remarkably stable over its existence when compared with neighbouring electoral districts.

It included the following local government areas:

* Dalwallinu (northeast)
* Dowerin (1955 onwards)
* Kellerberrin
* Koorda
* Mount Marshall
* Mukinbudin
* Nungarin
* Tammin
* Trayning
* Wyalkatchem

In later years, as populations in the area declined, the District absorbed the rest of Dalwallinu (1966) and the Shires of Cunderdin (1972), Quairading (1972), Goomalling (1977), Wongan-Ballidu (1977), Westonia (1982) and parts of Yilgarn (1982).

## Members

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Member | Party | Term

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| John Lindsay | Country | 1930–1933
| Frederick Warner | Ind. Country  | 1933–1936
| Country  | 1936–1943
| Hugh Leslie | Country  | 1943–1950
| George Cornell | Country  | 1950–1967
| Ray McPharlin | Country  | 1967–1975
| National Country | 1975–1978
| National (WA)  | 1978–1982
| National Country  | 1982–1983
| Bill McNee | Liberal | 1983–1986
| Mort Schell | National | 1986–1989

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mount Marshall

## References

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1. ^ Government of Western Australia (1930). "Redistribution of Seats Act (No 1 of 1929)". Statutes of Western Australia, 1929-1930. pp. 1–56.1-56&rft.date=1930&rft.au=Government+of+Western+Australia&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Electoral+district+of+Mount+Marshall" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.

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Former electoral districts of Western Australia

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* Applecross
* Ascot
* Ashburton
* Avon
* Balga
* Ballajura
* Bayswater
* Beeloo
* Beverley
* Blackwood
* Blackwood-Stirling
* Boulder
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* Burns Beach
* Burrup
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* Capel
* Central Murchison
* Claremont
* Clontarf
* Cockburn Sound
* Coolgardie
* Cue
* Dale
* De Grey
* Dianella
* Dundas
* East Coolgardie
* East Fremantle
* East Kimberley
* East Melville
* East Perth
* Esperance-Dundas
* Eyre
* Floreat
* Forrest
* Gascoyne
* Girrawheen
* Glendalough
* Gosnells
* Greenough
* Guildford
* Hannans
* Harvey
* Helena
* Innaloo
* Irwin
* Ivanhoe
* Kanowna
* Karrinyup
* Katanning
* Kenwick
* Leederville
* Marangaroo
* Marmion
* Melville
* Menzies
* Merredin
* Middle Swan
* Mindarie
* Mitchell
* Mount Burges
* Mount Hawthorn
* Mount Leonora
* Mount Magnet
* Mount Margaret
* Mount Marshall
* Mundaring
* Murchison-Eyre
* Murdoch
* Nannine
* Narrogin
* Nelson
* Ningaloo
* Nollamara
* North Coolgardie
* North Fremantle
* North Murchison
* North Perth
* North-East Coolgardie
* North-East Fremantle
* Northam
* Northern Rivers
* Ocean Reef
* Peel
* Pingelly
* Plantagenet
* Roebourne
* Roleystone
* Serpentine-Jarrahdale
* South Fremantle
* South Murchison
* Stirling
* Subiaco
* Sussex
* Swan
* Toodyay
* Wagin
* Wellington
* Welshpool
* Wembley
* Wembley Beaches
* West Kimberley
* West Perth
* Whitford
* Williams-Narrogin
* Yalgoo
* Yilgarn
* Yilgarn-Coolgardie
* Yilgarn-Dundas
* Yokine
* York

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