Central Wheatbelt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Central Wheatbelt Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Central Wheatbelt (dark green) in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mia Davies | ||||||||||||||
| Party | National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Wheatbelt region | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 25,884 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 102,127 km2 (39,431.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°21′S 117°33′E / 31.35°S 117.55°E | ||||||||||||||
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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 amalgamation 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, Dowerin, Koorda, Meckering, Merredin, Narembeen, Northam, Pingelly, Southern Cross, Tammin, 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 | 10,101 | 47.5 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | Michelle Nelson | 7,191 | 33.8 | +14.3 | |
| Liberal | Rob Forster | 1,762 | 8.3 | −3.3 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Stuart Singleton | 739 | 3.5 | −1.8 | |
| Christians | Dennis Pease | 427 | 2.0 | −0.1 | |
| One Nation | Shaun Reid | 405 | 1.9 | −9.6 | |
| Greens | Annabelle Newbury | 388 | 1.8 | −1.3 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Brendon Cahill | 179 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| WAxit | Estelle Gom | 70 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,262 | 95.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 938 | 4.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,200 | 85.8 | −3.9 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| National | Mia Davies | 12,901 | 60.7 | −11.5 | |
| Labor | Michelle Nelson | 8,357 | 39.3 | +11.5 | |
| National hold | Swing | −11.5 | |||
References
External links
- "Map of Central Wheatbelt". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
- Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Central Wheatbelt". ABC.