Menzies was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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from 1901 to 1930. The district was located in the north of the

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. On its creation in 1900, it included the towns of

Menzies Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges. Derivation and history The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...

, Goongarrie,

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, Yerilla,

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Mulline Mulline is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Shire of Menzies. Gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s and following a gold rush to the ...

, and Callion. When the district was abolished at the 1930 state election, sitting member

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transferred to the

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based seat of Leederville.

Members for Menzies

Election results

References

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