Electoral region of South West


The electoral region of South West is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was reduced to six members. The region includes the cities of Albany, Bunbury and Mandurah.

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of StateArea
29 April 198822 May 1989 – 22 May 1997
Albany,
Bunbury,
Collie,
Mandurah,
Mitchell,
Murray,
Stirling,
Vasse,
Warren,
Wellington 		99,51010.94%
28 November 199422 May 1997 – 22 May 2005
Albany,
Bunbury,
Collie,
Dawesville,
Mandurah,
Mitchell,
Murray-Wellington,
Stirling,
Vasse,
Warren-Blackwood 		121,40811.74%
4 August 200322 May 2005 – 22 May 2009
Albany,
Bunbury,
Capel,
Collie-Wellington,
Dawesville,
Leschenault,
Mandurah,
Murray,
Stirling,
Vasse,
Warren-Blackwood 		152,49412.55%
29 October 200722 May 2009 – 22 May 2017
Albany,
Blackwood-Stirling,
Bunbury,
Collie-Preston,
Dawesville,
Mandurah,
Murray-Wellington,
Vasse 		167,87113.33%
27 November 201522 May 2017 – 22 May 2021
Albany,
Bunbury,
Collie-Preston,
Dawesville,
Mandurah,
Murray-Wellington,
Vasse,
Warren-Blackwood 		226,05114.19%

Representation

Distribution of seats

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 17 members. Four of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Beryl Jones, Bill Stretch, Doug Wenn and Barry House.
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