Electoral district of North Fremantle
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North Fremantle was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n 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. The district ceased to exist at the 1911 state election
when it was amalgamated with the neighbouring district of East Fremantle
into the new district of North-East Fremantle
. Its member at the time, Harry Bolton
of the Labor Party
, transferred to the seat of South Fremantle
.
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 1911.
Based in urban North Fremantle
North Fremantle, Western Australia
North Fremantle is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Its postcode is 6159.The suburb is situated on the Swan River, north of the Port of Fremantle...
, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. 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 East Fremantle
Electoral district of East Fremantle
East Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian 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...
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...
. Its member at the time, Harry Bolton
Harry Bolton
Harry Edward Bolton was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1917, as the member for North Fremantle until 1911 and for South Fremantle thereafter. He was initially a member of the Australian Labor Party before joining the National...
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...
, transferred to the seat of South Fremantle
Electoral district of South Fremantle
South Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in urban South Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
William Silas Pearse | 1890–1895 | ||
Matthew Moss | 1895–1897 | ||
Denis Doherty | Ministerial | 1897–1903 | |
John Ferguson | Opposition | 1903–1904 | |
Harry Bolton Harry Bolton Harry Edward Bolton was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1917, as the member for North Fremantle until 1911 and for South Fremantle thereafter. He was initially a member of the Australian Labor Party before joining the National... |
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... |
1904–1911 | |