Electoral district of Katanning
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Katanning was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1904 to 1989.
The district was based around the town of Katanning
in the southern part of the state. The seat was a conservative electorate; it was never won by the Labor Party
.
The district was known as Katanning-Roe from 1983, before it was finally abolished in 1989.
Electoral districts of Western Australia
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....
of the Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
from 1904 to 1989.
The district was based around the town of Katanning
Katanning, Western Australia
Katanning is a town located 277 km south east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2006 census, Katanning had a population of 3,808.-History:...
in the southern part of the state. The seat was a conservative electorate; it was never won by the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
The district was known as Katanning-Roe from 1983, before it was finally abolished in 1989.
Members
| Katanning (1904–1983) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse, CMG was a farmer, businessman and politician who is credited with much of the early development of the region around Katanning, Western Australia.... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1904–1905 | |
| Ministerial | 1905–1909 | ||
| Arnold Piesse | Ministerial | 1909–1911 | |
| Liberal (WA) | 1911–1914 | ||
| Alec Thomson Alec Thomson Alexander Thomson , known as Alec Thomson, was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1914 until 1930 representing the seat of Katanning, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the South Province from 1931 until... |
Liberal (WA) | 1914–1917 | |
| Country National Party of Western Australia The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity.... |
1917–1923 | ||
| Country (ECP) | 1923–1924 | ||
| Country | 1924–1930 | ||
| Arnold Piesse | Country | 1930–1935 | |
| Arthur Watts | Country | 1935–1950 | |
| Crawford Nalder | Country | 1950–1974 | |
| Dick Old | National Country | 1974–1983 | |
| Katanning-Roe (1983–1989) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Dick Old | National Country | 1983–1985 | |
| Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1985–1986 | ||
| Monty House | National | 1986–1989 | |