Guildford was an electoral district

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

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 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Western Australia

Western Australia

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 from 1901 to 1962.

Known as Guildford-Midland from 1930 onwards, the district was located in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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History

First created for the 1901 state election

Western Australian state election, 1901

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 24 April 1901 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly...

, the district's first member was Cornthwaite Rason

Cornthwaite Rason

Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason , better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia....

, who had already served a term as the member for South Murchison

Electoral district of South Murchison

South Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was created due to the large temporary population brought...

 from 1897. Rason was Premier of Western Australia

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 from August 1905 to May 1906.

Rason was succeeded by William Johnson

William Johnson (Australian politician)

William James Johnson was an Australian politician and soldier.Born in Yass, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a coachbuilder. He was involved in local politics as a member of Auburn Council. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the...

 of the Labor Party

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. Johnson's tenure as a parliamentarian was a long one: he was the district's member from 1906 to 1917 and again from 1924 until his death in 1948. Johnson was succeeded at a by-election by Labor candidate John Brady. When the district was abolished, Brady transferred to the new seat of Swan

Electoral district of Swan

Swan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950 and again from 1962 to 1983....

 at the 1962 state election

Western Australian state election, 1962

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 31 March 1962 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Bert Hawke.The election...

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Members

Guildford (1901–1930)
Member		Party	Term
	Cornthwaite Rason Cornthwaite Rason Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason , better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia....	Opposition	1901–1904
		Ministerial	1904–1906
	William Johnson	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...	1906–1917
	Joseph Davies	National Labor National Labor Party The National Labor Party was the name used by the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes for himself and his followers after he was expelled from the Australian Labor Party in November 1916 over his pro-conscription stance in relation to World War I...	1917–1924
	William Johnson	Labor	1924–1930
Guildford-Midland (1930–1962)
	William Johnson	Labor	1930–1948
	John Brady	Labor	1948–1962