Burrup was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
from 1996 to 2005.
The district was based in the rural north-west of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. Its population centres included
Dampier,
Karratha,
Roebourne,
Pannawonica,
Paraburdoo,
Tom Price,
Wickham and
Wittenoom.
History
Burrup was first created for the
1996 state election and was abolished ahead of the
2005 state election. At its abolition, most of Burrup's territory was incorporated into the new district of
North West Coastal, with the rest added to
Central Kimberley-Pilbara.
Burrup was represented by Labor MP
Fred Riebeling for its entire two terms. Prior to that, Riebeling had been the member for
Ashburton. Subsequent to Burrup's abolition, he contested and won the seat of
North West Coastal.
Members for Burrup
Election results
External links
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Former electoral districts of Western Australia
1996 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1996
2005 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 2005