Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre

For the constituency in Tasmania, see Electoral division of Murchison.

Murchison-Eyre was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2008.

Murchison-Eyre Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1890–19891; 2005–2008
Namesake	Murchison region; Edward John Eyre
Footnotes
1 known as Murchison 1890–1968

Known as Murchison until 1968, it was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. The district was located in the Western Australian outback. The seat was abolished ahead of the 1989 election.

Revived for the 2005 election, Murchison-Eyre was won by Labor candidate John Bowler, previously member for the abolished Eyre. The district lasted one term before it was abolished ahead of the 2008 election. Its former territory was divided between the districts of Eyre, Kalgoorlie, North West, and Pilbara. Bowler, by this time an independent, successfully contested the seat of Kalgoorlie.

Members for Murchison-Eyre

Murchison (1890–1968)
Member		Party	Term
	Everard Darlot	Ministerial	1890–1894
	E. T. Hooley	Ministerial	1894–1897
	Samuel Mitchell	Ministerial	1897–1901
	John Nanson	Ministerial	1901–1904
	John Holman	Labor	1904–1921
	William Marshall	Labor	1921–1952
	Everard O'Brien	Labor	1952–1959
	Richard Burt	LCL	1959–1968
Murchison-Eyre (1968–1989)
Member		Party	Term
	Richard Burt	Liberal	1968–1971
	Peter Coyne	Liberal	1971–1986
	Ross Lightfoot	Liberal	1986–1989
Murchison-Eyre (2005–2008)
Member		Party	Term
	John Bowler	Labor	2005–2006
		Independent	2006–2008

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Murchison-Eyre

External links

• Antony Green. "2005 Election Profile: Murchison-Eyre". ABC.
• "Map of Murchison-Eyre (2005–2008)". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.