Electoral district of East Fremantle
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East Fremantle was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1897 to 1911.
Based in urban East Fremantle
, the district was first contested at the 1897 state election
. Its first member was Ministerialist Joseph Holmes who was defeated by William Angwin
of the Labor Party
at the 1904 state election. Holmes turned the tables by defeating Angwin at the 1905 state election, however this result was successfully challenged and Angwin won the subsequent by-election
. The district ceased to exist at the 1911 state election
when it was amalgamated with the neighbouring district of North Fremantle
into the new district of North-East Fremantle
, which then became Angwin's new seat.
Electoral districts of Western Australia
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....
of the Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
from 1897 to 1911.
Based in urban East Fremantle
East Fremantle, Western Australia
The Town of East Fremantle is a Local Government Area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located immediately northeast of the port city of Fremantle and about southwest of Perth's central business district...
, the district was first contested at the 1897 state election
Western Australian state election, 1897
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia between 27 April and 26 May 1897 to elect 44 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Ministerialist group led by John Forrest won a third term in office as a result of the elections...
. Its first member was Ministerialist Joseph Holmes who was defeated by William Angwin
William Angwin
William C. "Bill" Angwin was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League . Angwin played three games for Melbourne early in the 1913 VFL season before switching to St Kilda later in the season, playing six games and kicking one goal in the year and a half he was at...
of the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
at the 1904 state election. Holmes turned the tables by defeating Angwin at the 1905 state election, however this result was successfully challenged and Angwin won the subsequent by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
. The district ceased to exist at the 1911 state election
Western Australian state election, 1911
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 3 October 1911 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Labor party, led by Opposition Leader John Scaddan, defeated the conservative Ministerialist government led by Premier Frank Wilson...
when it was amalgamated with the neighbouring district of North Fremantle
Electoral district of North Fremantle
North Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1911.Based in urban North Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
into the new district of North-East Fremantle
Electoral district of North-East Fremantle
North-East Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911.Based in urban Fremantle, the district was first contested at the 1911 state election, being an amalgam of the former districts of North Fremantle and East...
, which then became Angwin's new seat.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Holmes | Ministerial | 1897–1904 | |
| William Angwin William Angwin William C. "Bill" Angwin was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League . Angwin played three games for Melbourne early in the 1913 VFL season before switching to St Kilda later in the season, playing six games and kicking one goal in the year and a half he was at... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1904–1905 | |
| Joseph Holmes | Ministerial | 1905–1906 | |
| William Angwin | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1906–1911 | |