Electoral district of East Kimberley
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East Kimberley was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1904.
Based in the eastern part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. It ceased to exist at the 1904 state election, at which point it was amalgamated with the district of West Kimberley
to form the new district of Kimberley
.
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 1890 to 1904.
Based in the eastern part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. It ceased to exist at the 1904 state election, at which point it was amalgamated with the district of West Kimberley
Electoral district of West Kimberley
West Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
to form the new district of Kimberley
Electoral district of Kimberley
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.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Leonard Baker | 1890–1893 | ||
| Francis Connor | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1893–1904 | |