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Electoral district of Central Wheatbelt

Coordinates: 31°21′S 117°33′E / 31.35°S 117.55°E / -31.35; 117.55
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Central Wheatbelt
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
Location of Central Wheatbelt (dark green) in Western Australia
StateWestern Australia
Dates current2008–present
MPMia Davies
PartyNational
NamesakeWheatbelt region
Electors25,884 (2021)
Area102,127 km2 (39,431.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates31°21′S 117°33′E / 31.35°S 117.55°E / -31.35; 117.55
Electorates around Central Wheatbelt:
Moore North West Central Kalgoorlie
Moore Central Wheatbelt Kalgoorlie
Swan Hills
Darling Range
Murray-Wellington
Roe Roe

Central Wheatbelt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is centrally located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Politically, Central Wheatbelt is a safe National Party seat.

History

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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

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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

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Member Party Term
  Brendon Grylls National 2008–2013
  Mia Davies National 2013–present

Election results

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2021 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt[3]
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

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  1. ^ "2007 Redistribution: Proposed Boundaries". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  2. ^ "2007 Redistribution: Written Objections". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
  3. ^ 2021 State General Election – Central Wheatbelt District Results, WAEC
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