Electoral district of Sussex
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Sussex was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1950.
The district was based in south-western Western Australia, including areas such as Busselton
and Margaret River
, and was named for the Sussex
land district which formed its original boundaries. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. From 1904 to 1917, the district's representative was Frank Wilson, who served as Premier of Western Australia
from 1910 to 1911 and again from 1916 to 1917.
Sussex was abolished at the 1950 state election. Its last member, Stewart Bovell of the Liberal Party
, transferred to the new seat of Vasse
.
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 1950.
The district was based in south-western Western Australia, including areas such as Busselton
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
and Margaret River
Margaret River, Western Australia
Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....
, and was named for the Sussex
Sussex Land District
Sussex Land District is a land district of Western Australia, located within the South-West Land Division on the state's west coast...
land district which formed its original boundaries. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. From 1904 to 1917, the district's representative was Frank Wilson, who served as Premier of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
from 1910 to 1911 and again from 1916 to 1917.
Sussex was abolished at the 1950 state election. Its last member, Stewart Bovell of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, transferred to the new seat of Vasse
Electoral district of Vasse
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...
.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cookworthy | 1890–1897 | ||
| Ernest Locke | Ministerial | 1897–1901 | |
| Harry Yelverton | Ministerial | 1901–1904 | |
| Frank Wilson | 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... |
1904–1905 | |
| Ministerial | 1905–1911 | ||
| Liberal (WA) | 1911–1917 | ||
| Independent | 1917 | ||
| William Pickering William Pickering (Australian politician) William George Pickering was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member for Sussex in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1917 to 1924.-References:... |
Country | 1917–1923 | |
| Country (ECP) | 1923–1924 | ||
| George Barnard | Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1924–1933 | |
| Edmund Brockman | Nationalist | 1933–1938 | |
| William Willmott | Nationalist | 1938–1945 | |
| Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1945–1947 | ||
| Stewart Bovell | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |