Electoral district of Toodyay
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Toodyay was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
from 1890 to 1977.
The district was based on the town of Toodyay
lying to the north-east of Perth
. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.
The district was abolished at the 1977 state election
. Its last member, Mick Nanovich of the Liberal Party
, went on to become the member for Whitford
.
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 1977.
The district was based on the town of Toodyay
Toodyay, Western Australia
Toodyay is a town located in the Wheatbelt region in the Avon Valley, 85 km north-east of Perth, Western Australia. Toodyay is connected to Perth via both rail and road.-History:...
lying to the north-east of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.
The district was abolished at the 1977 state election
Western Australian state election, 1977
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council...
. Its last member, Mick Nanovich 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...
, went on to become the member for Whitford
Electoral district of Whitford
Whitford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1977 to 1996.-History:The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth and was created first contested at the 1977 state election...
.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Bernard Clarkson | 1890–1897 | ||
Timothy Quinlan Timothy Quinlan Timothy Francis Quinlan, CMG was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1911, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1905 to 1911.... |
Ministerial | 1897–1911 | |
Alfred Piesse | Liberal (WA) | 1911–1914 | |
Country National Party of Western Australia The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity.... |
1914–1923 | ||
Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 | ||
John Lindsay | Country (ECP) | 1924 | |
Country | 1924–1930 | ||
Linsday Thorn | Country | 1930–1959 | |
James Craig | Country | 1959–1971 | |
James Moiler James Moiler James Moiler was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing Toodyay from 1971 to 1974 and Mundaring from 1974 to 1977.-References:... |
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... |
1971–1974 | |
Mick Nanovich | 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... |
1974–1977 | |