Electoral district of Ashburton

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Ashburton
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Ashburton and surrounds in 1898
State Western Australia
Dates current1890–1901; 1989–1996
Namesake Shire of Ashburton

Ashburton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1901 and again from 1989 to 1996.

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The district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. It was located in the remote north-west of the state. In 1898, the district's main settlement was the town of Onslow; it also included various pastoral leases along the Fortescue River. [1] The seat was abolished ahead of the 1901 election.

Revived for the 1989 election, Ashburton was won by Labor candidate Pam Buchanan, previously the member for Pilbara. Buchanan, by this time an independent, resigned the seat in 1991 due to ill-health, triggering a by-election won by Labor candidate Fred Riebeling. The district was abolished ahead of the 1996 election and Riebeling shifted to the new seat of Burrup at that election.

Members for Ashburton

Ashburton (1890–1901)
MemberPartyTerm
  Septimus Burt Ministerial1890–1900
  David Forrest Ministerial1900–1901
Ashburton (1989–1996)
MemberPartyTerm
  Pam Buchanan Labor 1989–1991
  Independent 1991–1992
  Fred Riebeling Labor1992–1996

Election results

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References

  1. "Map of Western Australia shewing electoral districts and provinces, on 31st. Decr. 1898". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2022.