Division of Coolgardie

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Coolgardie
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created5 December 1901
Abolished1 February 1913
Namesake Coolgardie

The Division of Coolgardie was an Australian electoral division in Western Australia. [1]

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The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1913. It was named for the gold-mining centre of Coolgardie, on which it was based. It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Portrait of Hugh Mahon (cropped).jpg Hugh Mahon
(1857–1931)
Labor 29 March 1901
31 May 1913
Served as minister under Watson and Fisher. Failed to win the Division of Dampier when Coolgardie was abolished in 1913. Later elected to the Division of Kalgoorlie in 1913.

Election results

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References

  1. "Electoral Division of Coolgardie". Parlimentary Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.