Ningaloo was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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from 1996 to 2005. The district was based in the rural north-west of

. Its population centres included Carnarvon, Cue, Denham,

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, Gascoyne Junction, Meekatharra,

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, Murchison,

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, Newman,

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and Yalgoo.

History

Ningaloo was first created for the 1996 state election and was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election. The district was represented by Liberal MP

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for its entire two terms. At its abolition, Ningaloo's territory was divided between the new districts of Murchison-Eyre and North West Coastal.

Members for Ningaloo

Election results

External links

* Former electoral districts of Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-gov-stub