Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral
The electoral region of Mining and Pastoral is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the northern and eastern regions of the State. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.
Geography
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of State | Area |
| 29 April 1988 | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 | Ashburton, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Northern Rivers, Pilbara | 80,626 | 6.59% | |
| 28 November 1994 | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 | Burrup, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara | 64,840 | 6.27% | |
| 4 August 2003 | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 | Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Murchison-Eyre, North West Coastal | 68,556 | 5.64% | |
| 29 October 2007 | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 | Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West, Pilbara | 73,776 | 6.18% | |
| 27 November 2015 | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 | Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West Central, Pilbara | 68,480 | 4.30% |
Representation
Distribution of seats
Members
Since its creation, the electorate has had 20 members. All five of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—two from the Lower North Province, two from the North Province and one from the South-East Province.;Notes: