Stirling was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
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 1950 to 2008.
The district was located in the
Great Southern region of Western Australia.
Geography
Stirling was a rural district, surrounding but not including the coastal city of
Albany. At its abolition it included the towns of
Denmark
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,
Mount Barker,
Walpole and
Cranbrook.
History
Stirling was first created for the
1950 state election. It was held at all times by the
National Party, or factions thereof, under their various guises.
The district was abolished ahead of the
2008 state election as a result of the reduction in rural seats made necessary by the
one vote one value
In Australia, one vote, one value is a democratic principle, applied in electoral laws governing redistributions of electoral divisions of the House of Representatives. The principle calls for all electoral divisions to have the same number of e ...
reforms. Its former territory was largely incorporated into the new district of
Blackwood-Stirling with parts also added to
Albany. Following Stirling's abolition, sitting National MP Terry Redman contested the seat of Blackwood-Stirling.
Members for Stirling
Election results
External links
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Former electoral districts of Western Australia