Electoral district of Gascoyne

For the Legislative Council constituency (1883–1890), see Electoral district of Gascoyne (Legislative Council).

Gascoyne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989.

Gascoyne Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Gascoyne and surrounds in 1898
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1890–1989
Namesake	Gascoyne region

The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north-west of the state. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. In 1898, its major settlement was Carnarvon and it also included some outlying pastoral leases like Middalya Station.^[1] The seat was abolished ahead of the 1989 election. In

The district's most famous member was Frank Wise of the Labor Party, who served as Premier of Western Australia from 1945 to 1947.

Members for Gascoyne

Member		Party	Term
	Robert Sholl	Opposition	1890–1897
	George Hubble	Ministerial	1897–1901
	William Butcher	Independent	1901–1905
		Ministerial	1905–1911
	John McDonald	Labor	1911–1914
	Archibald Gilchrist	Liberal	1914–1917
		Nationalist	1917
	Edward Angelo	Nationalist	1917–1920
		Country	1920–1923
		Country (MCP)	1923–1924
		Nationalist	1924–1933
	Frank Wise	Labor	1933–1951
	Noel Butcher	Ind. Liberal	1951–1953
	Daniel Norton	Labor	1953–1974
	Ian Laurance	Liberal	1974–1987
	Dudley Maslen	Liberal	1987–1989

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gascoyne