Electoral district of North West Central
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North West Central was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 2005 to 2025.
The district was mostly based in the rural north-west of Western Australia.
History
First known as North West Coastal, the district was first created for the 2005 state election, incorporating territory from the abolished districts of Burrup and Ningaloo. The seat was won by Labor MP, and then member for Burrup, Fred Riebeling.
The district was expanded for the 2008 state election, incorporating more inland territory which resulted in the name change to North West. With Riebeling's decision to retire, the contest pitted Labor MP Vince Catania, then a member of the Legislative Council, against Liberal candidate, and former Ningaloo MP, Rod Sweetman, with Catania emerging victorious. On 20 July 2009, Catania announced his decision to leave the Labor Party to join the rival National Party.[1]
The 2013 state election saw the Labor-leaning Shire of Roebourne transferred to the Pilbara while taking more central areas of the state including the shires of Sandstone and Wiluna, increasing National's hold on the seat. The increase in terms of area in the central part of the state saw yet another name change to North West Central.
Catania resigned on 8 August 2022, resulting in the 2022 North West Central state by-election,[2][3] which was retained for the Nationals by Merome Beard.[4] On 31 October 2023, Beard announced her decision to leave the National Party to join the Liberal Party.[5]
On 1 December 2023 the Western Australian Electoral Commission merged the seats of Moore and North West Central into the new seat of Mid-West.[6]
Geography
Based in the remote north-west of Western Australia, the district includes the towns of Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Cue, Denham, Exmouth, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Onslow, Paraburdoo, Sandstone, Tom Price, Warburton, Wiluna and Yalgoo.
Members
| North West Coastal (2005–2008) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Fred Riebeling | Labor | 2005–2008 |
| North West (2008–2013) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Vince Catania | Labor | 2008–2009 |
| Template:Australian party style| | National | 2009–2013 | |
| North West Central (2013–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Vince Catania | National | 2013–2022 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Merome Beard | National | 2022–2023 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | 2023–2025 | |
Election results
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See also
- Division of Durack for the Australian House of Representatives, the largest Federal division by area
References
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