Murray-Wellington Western Australia—Legislative Assembly |
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Location of Murray-Wellington (dark green) in Western Australia
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State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 1890–present1 |
MP | Robyn Clarke |
Party | Labor |
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 Labor MLA Robyn Clarke.
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 twice 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.