Electoral district of South Fremantle
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South Fremantle was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1962.
Based in urban South Fremantle
, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. When the district was abolished at the 1962 state election
, its member at the time, Henry Curran of the Labor Party
, transferred to the new seat of Cockburn
.
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 1890 to 1962.
Based in urban South Fremantle
South Fremantle, Western Australia
South Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.-History:The first development in the area may have been when Richard Goldsmith Meares who established a lime burning kiln in 1831...
, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. When the district was abolished at the 1962 state election
Western Australian state election, 1962
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 31 March 1962 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Bert Hawke.The election...
, its member at the time, Henry Curran of 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...
, transferred to the new seat of Cockburn
Electoral district of Cockburn
Cockburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's south-western suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.-Geography:...
.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Symon | 1890–1892 | ||
| Elias Solomon Elias Solomon Elias Solomon was an Australian politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia as a child. He had no formal education, but in 1868 became a clerk and auctioneer in Fremantle in Western Australia. In 1877 he was elected to the Fremantle City Council... |
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... |
1892–1901 | |
| Arthur Diamond | 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... |
1901–1904 | |
| Ministerial | 1904–1906 | ||
| Arthur Davies | Ministerial | 1906–1911 | |
| Harry Bolton Harry Bolton Harry Edward Bolton was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1917, as the member for North Fremantle until 1911 and for South Fremantle thereafter. He was initially a member of the Australian Labor Party before joining the National... |
Labor 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... |
1911–1917 | |
| National Labor | 1917 | ||
| Samuel Rocke | Independent Labor | 1917–1921 | |
| Alick McCallum Alick McCallum Alexander "Alick" McCallum was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for South Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1935. He served as Minister for Works from 1924 to 1930. From 1933 to 1935 he was Deputy Premier of Western Australia and Minister for... |
Labor | 1922–1935 | |
| Thomas Fox | Labor | 1935–1951 | |
| Phillip Lawrence Phillip Lawrence Phillip Richard Lawrence was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1960, representing the district of South Fremantle.... |
Labor | 1951–1960 | |
| Henry Curran | Labor | 1960–1962 | |