Electoral district of Fremantle (Legislative Council)
Fremantle Western Australia—Legislative Council | |
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State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 1870–1890 |
Namesake | Fremantle |
Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1870 to 1890, during the period when the Legislative Council was the sole chamber of the Parliament of Western Australia.
Fremantle was one of the original ten Legislative Council districts created by the Legislative Council Act 1870 (33 Vict, No. 13). The district's original northern boundary ran along the
Along with Perth and the North District (from 1883 only), Fremantle elected two members to the Legislative Council (unlike the other constituencies, which only elected one member each). In total, five men represented the district between 1870 and 1890, the longest-serving of which was William Marmion (serving from 1872 to 1890). William Silas Pearse served two non-consecutive terms, from 1872 to 1880 and again from 1884 to 1890. Both Marmion and Pearse went on to serve in the Legislative Assembly after the advent of responsible government in 1890.[3]
Members
Two members | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
William Moore | None | 1870–1872 | Edward Newman | None | 1870–1872 | ||
William Silas Pearse | None | 1872–1880 | William Marmion | None | 1872–1890 | ||
Edward Higham | None | 1880–1884 | |||||
William Silas Pearse | None | 1884–1890 |
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