Electoral district of Plantagenet

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Plantagenet
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Plantagenet and surrounds in 1900
State Western Australia
Dates current1890–1904
Namesake Plantagenet Land District

Plantagenet was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.

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The district, located in the Great Southern area of the state, was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. In 1900, the seat included a number of towns along the Great Southern Railway, including Broomehill, Tambellup, Cranbrook, Tenterden, Kendenup, and Mount Barker, as well as Kojonup, Denmark, and Jerramungup. It excluded Albany which had its own seat. [1] Plantagenet existed for four terms of parliament, electing the same member, Albert Hassell, on each occasion.

Members for Plantagenet

MemberPartyTerm
  Albert Hassell Ministerial1890–1901
 Opposition1901–1904

Election results

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Plantagenet in Western Australian state elections.

References

  1. "Map of Western Australia, 1900". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2022.