The Electoral district of Mount Hawthorn was a Legislative Assembly

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. The district was named for the inner northern

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suburb of

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, which fell within its borders. Mount Hawthorn was a new seat created under the ''Redistribution of Seats Act 1929'', which took effect at the 1930 election. The

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member for Leederville and Collier Government minister, Harry Millington ran for and won the seat, holding it until his retirement from politics at the 1947 election, in which Labor lost government after 14 years in office.

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of the

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narrowly won the seat, but with a redistribution prior to the 1950 election reducing the likelihood of a repeat, Nimmo opted to contest the new seat of Wembley Beaches. The redistribution had also merged the

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Labor-held seats of

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and Roebourne, so Pilbara MLA

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contested and won Mount Hawthorn, which he held until his retirement in 1968.

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then held the seat until its abolishment at the 1983 election. The redistribution which effected the end of the seat split its voters between the seat of Subiaco, Balcatta (which Bertram contested and won) and

Members for Mount Hawthorn

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Hawthorn Former electoral districts of Western Australia 1930 establishments in Australia 1983 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1930 Constituencies disestablished in 1983

Members for Mount Hawthorn

Election results

See also

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