Roe is an

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of the

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. It takes in rural areas in the south of the state. Roe was re-created for the 2017 state election, having previously been in existence from 1950 to 1983 and from 1989 to 2008. It had a notional 16.7-point majority for the National Party against the

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, based on the results of the 2013 state election.

Geography

In its current incarnation, Roe includes portions of four

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– the

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, the Wheatbelt, the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance. There are eighteen

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that fall into the district: Broomehill-Tambellup, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Katanning,

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, Kojonup,

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, Narrogin,

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, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams and Woodanilling.District of Roe
Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

History

Roe was first created in 1950 and abolished in 1983. It was recreated in 1989. In both of its previous incarnations, it was a staunchly conservative seat that traded hands between the

and what became the National Party. Indeed, in its second incarnation,

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was frequently pushed into third place. Roe was abolished ahead of the 2008 state election as a result of the reduction in rural seats made necessary by the

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reforms. At its abolition in 2008, Roe was a southern coastal electorate that included the towns of Esperance, Gnowangerup,

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and

. Its former territory was split between the new district of Eyre and the enlarged district of Wagin. Following Roe's abolition, sitting Liberal MP

Graham Jacobs Graham Gibson Jacobs (born 8 November 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2017. First elected to the seat of Roe at the 2005 election, he transferred to Eyre ...

contested and won the seat of Eyre. Roe was re-created in a redistribution prior to the 2017 state election, taking in areas of two abolished seats, Eyre and Wagin. The former member for Eyre, Jacobs, attempted to transfer here, but was roundly defeated by the Nationals' Peter Rundle.

Members for Roe

Election results

References

External links

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1950 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1950