Electoral district of Geraldton
Geraldton Labor | |||||||||||||||
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Namesake | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 26,767 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,229 km2 (1,632.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°46′S 114°40′E / 28.76°S 114.66°E | ||||||||||||||
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Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 colonial election. The district is based on the eponymous regional city.
Labor held throughout most of the twentieth century, Geraldton has since become a seat that has changed hands regularly in the last two decades.
Geography
The district has always been based on the regional coastal city of Geraldton. Electoral reform ahead of the 2008 state election necessitated an increase in the district's enrolment and thus an expansion of its boundaries, as it did for all non-metropolitan districts. This means the district now includes all outlying suburbs of the city, as well as adjacent rural areas. The district's current boundaries are identical with the former City of Geraldton-Greenough, itself a newly formed local government area.
History
Geraldton changed hands frequently between different members and parties during the early history of the seat in the late 19th and early 20th century. After 1914 however, the seat was held by the
A fairly safe to safe Labor seat for much of the 20th century, it became somewhat less safe for Labor in the 1980s. The resignation of Labor member
In
Members for Geraldton
Member | Party | Term | |
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Edward Vivien Harvey Keane | Non-aligned | 1890–1891 | |
George Simpson | Opposition | 1891–1899 | |
Richard Robson | Independent
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1899–1900 | |
Robert Hutchinson | Opposition | 1900–1904 | |
Henry Carson | Ministerial | 1904–1906 | |
Thomas Brown | Labor
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1906–1908 | |
Henry Carson | Ministerial | 1908–1911 | |
Bronte Dooley | Labor | 1911–1913 | |
Samuel Elliott | Liberal | 1913–1914 | |
Edward Heitmann | Labor | 1914–1917 | |
National Labor | 1917 | ||
Samuel Elliott | Liberal | 1917 | |
John Willcock | Labor | 1917–1947 | |
Edmund Hall | Country
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1947–1950 | |
Bill Sewell | Labor | 1950–1974 | |
Jeff Carr | Labor | 1974–1991 | |
Bob Bloffwitch | Liberal
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1991–2001 | |
Shane Hill | Labor | 2001–2008 | |
Ian Blayney | Liberal | 2008–2019 | |
Independent | 2019 | ||
National[1]
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2019–2021 | ||
Lara Dalton | Labor | 2021–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Lara Dalton | 11,676 | 54.7 | +21.0 | |
National
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Ian Blayney | 5,222 | 24.5 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | Rob Dines | 2,750 | 12.9 | −14.8 | |
Greens | Matt Roberts | 536 | 2.5 | −1.5 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Mellon | 380 | 1.8 | −2.0 | |
One Nation | Bruce Davies | 336 | 1.6 | −7.9 | |
No Mandatory Vaccination | Mark Long | 248 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
WAxit
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Bey Bey Kung | 127 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Genovese | 77 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 21,352 | 96.6 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 746 | 3.4 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 22,098 | 82.6 | −2.1 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result
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Labor | Lara Dalton | 13,170 | 61.7 | +13.0 | |
National
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Ian Blayney | 8,173 | 38.3 | −13.0 | |
National
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Swing | +13.0 |
References
External links
- Antony Green. "2005 Election Profile: Geraldton". ABC.
- Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Geraldton". ABC.
- "Map of Geraldton (1996–2005)". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- "Map of Geraldton (2005–2008)". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
- "Map of Geraldton (2008–)". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.