The North-East Metropolitan Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in metropolitan Perth. It was one of several metropolitan seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965. The province was very safe for the Labor Party, which held most or all of the component Assembly seats.

In 1989, the province was abolished by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and was split between the five-member East Metropolitan and seven-member North Metropolitan regions under the new proportional voting system.

Geography

The province was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which changed at each distribution.

RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of State
1963–64 22 May 1965 – 22 May 1968

Bayswater, Belmont, Maylands, Mount Lawley, Swan

 53,372 14.40
1966 22 May 1968 – 22 May 1974

Ascot, Belmont, Maylands, Mirrabooka, Swan

 56,308 13.62
1972 22 May 1974 – 22 May 1977

Ascot, Maylands, Morley, Swan

 61,565 11.18
1976 22 May 1977 – 22 May 1983

Dianella, Maylands, Morley, Mount Lawley, Swan

 79,624 12.58
1982 22 May 1983 – 22 May 1989

Ascot, Helena, Maylands, Morley-Swan, Welshpool

 80,718 11.36

Representation

Members

Member 1PartyTermMember 2PartyTerm
Ruby Hutchison   Labor 1965–1971 William Willesee   Labor 1965–1974
Lyla Elliott   Labor 1971–1986 Don Cooley   Labor 1974–1980
Joe Berinson   Labor 1980–1983
Tom Butler   Labor 1986–1989 Fred McKenzie   Labor 1983–1989

References

  • Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia : membership register, electoral law and statistics, 1890-1989. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-3641-4.
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