Electoral district of Yilgarn
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Yilgarn 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 1894 to 1930.

First created for the 1894 state election, the district was located in the Goldfields region. At the 1930 state election, the district was amalgamated with the neighbouring district of Coolgardie
Electoral district of Coolgardie
Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1930.The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Coolgardie. Its first member was Alf Morgans who served briefly as Premier of Western...

 to form the new district of Yilgarn-Coolgardie
Electoral district of Yilgarn-Coolgardie
Yilgarn-Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1930 to 1950.Located in the Goldfields region, the district was an amalgamation of the former districts of Yilgarn and Coolgardie. Created for the 1930 state election, its...

. Sitting member Edwin Corboy
Edwin Corboy
Edwin Wilkie "Ted" Corboy was an Australian politician. From 1918 until 2010 Corboy held the record as the youngest ever Australian Member of Parliament.-Early life:...

 transferred to the new seat.

Members for Yilgarn

MembersPartyTerm
  Charles Moran 1894–1897
  William Oats Independent
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1897–1904
  Austin Horan Labor
Australian Labor Party
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1904–1911
  Charles Hudson Labor 1911–1916
  National Labor
National Labor Party
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1916–1921
  Edwin Corboy
Edwin Corboy
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Labor 1921–1930
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