The East Metropolitan Province was a two-member electoral province of the

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n Legislative Council, located in metropolitan

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. It was created by a redistribution in 1976, and took effect on 22 May 1977 following the 1977 state election. It was formed from parts of the North-East Metropolitan and South-East Metropolitan provinces, and was a safe

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seat. The province had two concurrent members during its brief history —

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and Fred McKenzie, both of the Labor Party. The 1982 redistribution increased the number of metropolitan provinces from 6 to 7 (as against 10 in the rural and peri-urban areas), but abolished the East Metropolitan Province. Its members won election in neighbouring provinces at the 1983 election. The province was made up of four complete Legislative Assembly

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— those of Ascot,

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and

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Geography

The province was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly

, which changed at each distribution.

Representation

Members

References

* * {{Electoral provinces of Western Australia, 1965–1989 Former electoral provinces of Western Australia