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Electoral district of Vasse

Vasse
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Location of Vasse (dark green) in Western Australia
State Western Australia
Dates current 1950–present
MP Libby Mettam
Party Liberal
Namesake Vasse River
Electors 27,962 (2017)
Area 2,542 km2 (981.5 sq mi)
Demographic South West

Vasse is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. Vasse is based in the South West region of the state, centred on the town of Busselton and is named for the Vasse River. It has been a safe seat for the Liberal Party at all times since its creation, including as its previous incarnation, Sussex.

The current MLA, Liberal Libby Mettam, won a by-election on 18 October 2014 following the resignation of former Liberal leader Troy Buswell.

Originally centred on Geographe Bay and Busselton, the redistribution ahead of the 2008 state election expanded the electorate south to include large parts of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River which had formerly been in Warren-Blackwood prior to that district's abolition. Apart from Busselton and its suburbs, the Vasse district includes the towns of Vasse, Dunsborough/Quindalup, Yallingup, Margaret River, Cowaramup, Gracetown and Prevelly as well as part of Witchcliffe.


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