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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Katanning
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| Katanning Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1904–19891 |
| Namesake | Katanning |
| Footnotes | |
| 1 known as Katanning-Roe 1983–1989 | |
Katanning was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1904 to 1989.
The district centred on the town of Katanning in the southern part of the state. The seat was a conservative electorate; it was never won by the Labor Party.
The district was known as Katanning-Roe from 1983, before it was finally abolished in 1989.
| Katanning (1904–1983) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Frederick Piesse | Independent | 1904–1905 | |
| Ministerial | 1905–1909 | ||
| Arnold Piesse | Ministerial | 1909–1911 | |
| Liberal | 1911–1914 | ||
| Alec Thomson | Liberal | 1914–1917 | |
| Country | 1917–1923 | ||
| Country (ECP) | 1923–1924 | ||
| Country | 1924–1930 | ||
| Arnold Piesse | Ind. Country | 1930–1933 | |
| Country | 1933–1935 | ||
| Arthur Watts | Country | 1935–1950 | |
| Crawford Nalder | Country | 1950–1974 | |
| Dick Old | National Country | 1974–1983 | |
| Katanning-Roe (1983–1989) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Dick Old | National Country | 1983–1985 | |
| Liberal | 1985–1986 | ||
| Monty House | National | 1986–1989 | |
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