Mining and Pastoral Region

The Mining and Pastoral Region 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 (Electoral Reform) 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.

Mining and Pastoral Region Western Australia—Legislative Council
Location of Mining and Pastoral Region in Western Australia
State	Western Australia
Created	1989
MP	Peter Foster (Labor) Stephen Dawson (Labor) Kyle McGinn (Labor) Rosetta Sahanna (Labor) Neil Thomson (Liberal) Wilson Tucker (Daylight Saving)
Party	Labor (4)   Liberal (1)   Daylight Saving (1)
Electors	69,651 (2021)
Area	2,205,281 km2 (851,463.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	24.38°S 122.75°E / -24.38; 122.75

Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.^[1]

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.

Redistribution	Period	Electoral districts	Electors	% of state electors	Area
29 April 1988[2]	22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997	Ashburton, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Northern Rivers, Pilbara (6)	80,626	6.59%	2,210,722 km2 (853,565 sq mi)
28 November 1994[3]	22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005	Burrup, Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (6)	64,840	6.27%	2,243,711 km2 (866,302 sq mi)
4 August 2003[4]	22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009	Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Murchison-Eyre, North West Coastal (5)	68,556	5.64%	2,223,052 km2 (858,325 sq mi)
29 October 2007[5]	22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017	Eyre, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West, Pilbara (5)	73,776	6.18%	2,280,730 km2 (880,590 sq mi)
27 November 2015[6]	22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021	Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, North West Central, Pilbara (4)	68,480	4.30%	2,200,087 km2 (849,458 sq mi)
27 November 2019[7]	22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025	As per 2015	69,651	4.06%	2,205,281 km2 (851,464 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 5-member seat: Election Seats won 1989–1993           1993–1997           1997–2001           2001–2005           2005–2009           As 6-member seat: Election Seats won 2009–2013             2013–2017             2017–2021             2021–2025

Legend:   Labor   Liberal   National   Greens WA   One Nation   Daylight Saving

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 24 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.

Members for Mining and Pastoral Region

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1989		Tom Stephens	Labor		Tom Helm	Labor		Mark Nevill	Labor		Phil Lockyer	Liberal		Norman Moore	Liberal
1993
1996											Greg Smith	Liberal
1999									Independent
2000						Independent
2001					Jon Ford	Labor		Robin Chapple	Greens		John Fischer	One Nation
2004		Kevin Leahy	Labor									Independent
2005		Vince Catania	Labor					Shelley Archer	Labor		Ken Baston	Liberal
2007									Independent
2008		Shelley Eaton	Labor
2008		Robin Chapple	Greens					Helen Bullock	Labor								Wendy Duncan	Nationals
2013																	Dave Grills	Nationals
2013					Stephen Dawson	Labor		Mark Lewis	Liberal					Jacqui Boydell	Nationals
2017								Kyle McGinn	Labor								Robin Scott	One Nation
2021		Peter Foster	Labor								Rosetta Sahanna	Labor		Wilson Tucker	Daylight Saving		Neil Thomson	Liberal
2023															Independent Daylight Saving

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Mining and Pastoral Region

2021 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,010
	Labor	1. Stephen Dawson (elected 1) 2. Kyle McGinn (elected 2) 3. Peter Foster (elected 3) 4. Rosetta Sahanna (elected 4) 5. Kelvin Portland 6. Bobby-Lee Field	28,002	57.07	+22.91
	Liberal	1. Neil Thomson (elected 6) 2. Michael Huston 3. Jodie Richardson 4. Matt Blampey	5,250	10.70	−4.99
	National	1. Nicholas Fardell 2. Lionel Quartermaine 3. Tony Crook 4. Kieran Dart 5. Mark Young 6. Tessa Daly	5,032	10.26	−8.72
	Greens	1. Kimberly Smith 2. Giz Watson	2,431	4.95	−0.72
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Matt Priest 2. Royce Normington 3. Kingsley Smith	1,705	3.48	−1.67
	One Nation	1. Robin Scott 2. David Modolo	1,490	3.04	−10.66
	Legalise Cannabis	1. James Brown 2. Donald Watt	1,277	2.60	+2.60
	Western Australia	1. Dave Grills 2. Julie Matheson	729	1.49	+1.22
	Christians	1. Jacky Young 2. Ross Patterson	582	1.19	−0.32
	Liberals for Climate	1. Curtis Greening 2. Gavin McFerran	552	1.13	+0.10
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Andrew Middleton 2. Deborah Middleton	526	1.07	+1.07
	Animal Justice	1. Emmarae Cole-Darby 2. Scott Dunning	398	0.81	+0.81
	Liberal Democrats	1. Robbie Parr 2. Jake McCoull	198	0.40	−0.29
	Independent	1. Tayla Squires 2. Cameron Gardiner	188	0.38	+0.38
	Sustainable Australia	1. Brian Mollan 2. Anthony Park	158	0.32	+0.32
	WAxit	1. Brenden Hatton 2. Huw Grossmith	116	0.24	+0.10
	Great Australian	1. Nathan Webb-Smith 2. Laona Mullings	113	0.23	+0.23
	Daylight Saving	1. Wilson Tucker (elected 5) 2. Janet Wilson	98	0.20	−0.30
	Independent	1. Anthony Fels 2. Van Son Le	85	0.17	+0.17
	Health Australia	1. Teddy Craies 2. Simon Martin	82	0.17	+0.17
	Independent	1. Christine Kelly 2. Noel McGinniss	52	0.11	+0.11
Total formal votes			49,064	97.83	+0.74
Informal votes			1,088	2.17	−0.74
Turnout			50,152	72.00	−15.20

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Mining and Pastoral.[edit]

References

1. "'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws". ABC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
3. "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
4. "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Electoral Regions and Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 August 2003. p. 2003:3475-3566.
5. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "Mining and Pastoral Region Profile". Archived from the original on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
6. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "Mining and Pastoral Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
7. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2019). "Mining and Pastoral Region" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
8. "2021 State General Election Results: Mining and Pastoral Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.