Mining and Pastoral Region

Electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council

Australian electorate

Mining and Pastoral Region
Western Australia—Legislative Council

Location of Mining and Pastoral Region in Western Australia

State| Western Australia
Dates current| 1989-2025
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 / -24.38; 122.75

The Mining and Pastoral Region was 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.

The region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions, was abolished in time with the 2025 state election, following legislation passed in November 2021 to create a single, state-wide constituency of 37 members.[1]

## Geography

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

Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of state electors | Area

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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

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### Distribution of seats

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As 5-member seat:

| Election  | Seats won

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1989–1993 |  |  |  |  |
1993–1997 |  |  |  |  |
1997–2001 |  |  |  |  |
2001–2005 |  |  |  |  |
2005–2009 |  |  |  |  |

As 6-member seat:

Election  | Seats won

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2009–2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
2013–2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
2017–2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
2021–2025 |  |  |  |  |  |

Legend:

|  | Labor

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| Liberal
| National
| Greens WA
| One Nation
| Daylight Saving

### Members

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Since its creation, the electorate 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  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party

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

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Mining and Pastoral Region

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Mining and Pastoral.[edit]

2021 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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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

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1. ^ "Scrapping region-based voting in WA could have unintended consequences". ABC News. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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.
8. ^ "2021 State General Election Results: Mining and Pastoral Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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