Electoral district of Coolgardie

This article is about the former Western Australian state electorate. For the former Australian federal electorate, see Division of Coolgardie.

Coolgardie Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Coolgardie and surrounds in 1898
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1897–1930
Namesake	Coolgardie

Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1930.

The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Coolgardie. In 1898, it also included the settlements of Boorabbin, Bullabulling, Widgiemooltha, Londonderry, Siberia, Dunnsville, Bonnie Vale, and Kunanalling. ^[1] Its first member was Alf Morgans who served briefly as Premier of Western Australia in late 1901. At the 1930 state election, the district was amalgamated with the neighbouring district of Yilgarn to form the new district of Yilgarn-Coolgardie.

Members for Coolgardie

Members		Party	Term
	Alf Morgans	Ministerial	1897–1904
	Henry Ellis	Labor	1904–1905
		Independent Labor	1905
	William Eddy	Ministerial	1905–1908
	Charles McDowall	Labor	1908–1916
	George Lambert	Labor	1916–1930

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Coolgardie

References

1. "Map of Western Australia shewing electoral districts and provinces, on 31st. Decr. 1898". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2022.