The Lower West Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australia

Western Australia

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n Legislative Council

Western Australian Legislative Council

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, located in the Peel and South West region of the state. It was one of several rural seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965. It was consistently a safe seat for the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 who were able to maintain both seats comfortably.

In 1989, the province was abolished by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and was integrated into the South West

Electoral region of South West

The electoral region of South West is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state...

 and East Metropolitan

Electoral region of East Metropolitan

The electoral region of East Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...

 regions under the new proportional voting system.

Geography

The province was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 districts

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....

, which changed at each distribution.

Redistribution	Period	Electoral districts	Electors	% of State
1963–64	22 May 1965–22 May 1968	Bunbury Electoral district of Bunbury The Electoral district of Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election... , Murray, Wellington Electoral district of Wellington (Western Australia) Wellington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district had three incarnations and was based in the south-west of the state.-Members:...	16,433	4.56
1966	22 May 1968–22 May 1974		17,433	4.22
1972	22 May 1974–22 May 1977	Dale Electoral district of Dale Dale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 1989.Dale was a predominately rural based to the east of Perth. It was a safe seat for the Liberal Party. The district was abolished ahead of the 1989 state election, whence its last... , Murray, Rockingham Electoral district of Rockingham Rockingham is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is located in the outer south-western suburbs of Perth.Rockingham has been held at all times by the Labor Party.-Geography:...	21,566	3.92
1976	22 May 1977–22 May 1983		23,200	3.67
1982	22 May 1983–22 May 1989	Dale Electoral district of Dale Dale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 1989.Dale was a predominately rural based to the east of Perth. It was a safe seat for the Liberal Party. The district was abolished ahead of the 1989 state election, whence its last... , Mandurah Electoral district of Mandurah -External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:... , Murray-Wellington	25,493	3.59

Members

Member 1	| Party		Term		Member 2	| Party		Term
Neil McNeill Neil McNeill Neil McNeill was an Australian politician. Born in Yarloop, Western Australia, he was educated at Scotch College, Perth, and the University of Western Australia, after which he became a farmer. He served in the military in 1945, and returned to become a district officer with the Western Australian...		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...	1965–1983		Graham MacKinnon		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...	1965–1974
					Ian Pratt Ian Pratt (politician) Ian George Pratt was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1974 until 1986 representing the seat of Lower West Province for the Liberal Party.-Biography:...		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...	1974–1986
Colin Bell		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...	1983–1989		Beryl Jones		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...	1986–1989