Lower North Province


The Lower North Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the central and northern parts of the state. For nearly its entire existence, it had the lowest enrolment of any province in the Council. It was one of several rural seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965.
In 1989, the province was abolished by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and was absorbed into the Mining and Pastoral region under the new proportional voting system.

Geography

The province was made up of two complete Legislative Assembly districts, which changed at each distribution.
RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of State
1963–6422 May 1965 – 22 May 1968
Gascoyne,
Murchison-Eyre
7,2651.96
196622 May 1968 – 22 May 1974
Gascoyne,
Murchison-Eyre
4,1331.00
197222 May 1974 – 22 May 1977
Gascoyne,
Murchison-Eyre
5,2520.95
197622 May 1977 – 22 May 1983
Gascoyne,
Murchison-Eyre
5,6890.90
198222 May 1983 – 22 May 1989
Gascoyne,
Murchison-Eyre
5,6940.80

Representation

Members