Electoral district of Avon

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Avon
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current1911–20081
Namesake Avon River
Footnotes
1known as Avon Valley 1950–1962

Avon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1911 to 2008. The name of the district was changed to Avon Valley in 1950, but reverted to its original name in 1962.

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For most of its history, Avon was a Country Party (now Nationals) seat. However, at the 1974 state election, when it merged with the neighbouring safe Labor seat of Northam, Avon was held by Labor's Ken McIver until 1986, when it was won by the newly reunified Nationals. A boundary redistribution occasioned by electoral reforms in 1987 brought in more rural areas and ensured its continuing safety for the National Party.

Avon was abolished when the number of rural seats was reduced as a result of the one vote one value reforms. Almost all of its area moved into the new seat of Central Wheatbelt.

Geography

At the time of its abolition Avon was a rural electorate covering the eastern side of the Darling Scarp. Its main population centres included Northam, York, Beverley, Brookton, Pingelly, Boddington, Wandering, Popanyinning, Cuballing and Wickepin.

Members

Avon (1911–1950)
MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Bath Labor 1911–1914
  Tom Harrison Country 1914–1923
 Country (MCP)1923–1924
  Harry Griffiths Country (ECP)1924
 Country1924–1935
  Ignatius Boyle Country1935–1943
  William Telfer Labor1943–1947
  George Cornell Country1947–1950
Avon Valley (1950–1962)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Mann Liberal Country League 1950–1962
Avon (1962–2008)
MemberPartyTerm
  Harry Gayfer Country1962–1974
  Ken McIver Labor1974–1986
  Max Trenorden National 1986–2008

Election results

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