Electoral district of Mirrabooka
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Mirrabooka 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
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 in the Australia
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n state of Western Australia
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 from 1968 to 1974.

The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
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. First contested at the 1962 state election
Western Australian state election, 1962
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, it was won by Doug Cash of the Liberal Party
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. Cash was defeated one term later by Labor
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 candidate Arthur Tonkin. Mirrabooka was abolished at the 1974 state election
Western Australian state election, 1974
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 30 March 1974 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council...

, and Tonkin went on to become member for the new seat of Morley
Electoral district of Morley
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Members for Mirrabooka

MemberPartyTerm
  Doug Cash Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
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1968–1971
  Arthur Tonkin Labor
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1971–1974
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