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Electoral district of Murray-Wellington

Murray-Wellington
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Location of Murray-Wellington (dark green) in Western Australia
State Western Australia
Dates current 1890–present1
MP Murray Cowper
Party Liberal
Namesake Murray River; Wellington Land District
Electors 28,012 (2017)
Area 4,320 km2 (1,668.0 sq mi)
Demographic South West
Footnotes

Murray-Wellington is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The seat's current member is Liberal MP Murray Cowper.

Originally known as Murray, it was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. The district is a regional electorate situated between Mandurah and Bunbury. The seat has alternated between the names Murray and Murray-Wellington to reflect its geography.

The seat has been a traditional stronghold for the Liberal Party, having been won only once by the Labor Party.

In its present configuration, Murray-Wellington is a coastal electorate running from the eastern outskirts of Mandurah to the northern outskirts of Bunbury. It covers three local government areas – Shire of Murray, Shire of Waroona and the Shire of Harvey – including all of the latter two and the vast geographic majority of the former. Its major population centres include the towns of Dwellingup, Harvey, North Dandalup, North Yunderup, Pinjarra, South Yunderup and Waroona as well as the northern Bunbury suburbs of Australind and Leschenault.


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