Avon was an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Western Australia
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from 1911 to 2008. The name of the district was changed to Avon Valley in 1950, but reverted to its original name in 1962.
For most of its history, Avon was a
Country Party (now Nationals) seat. However, at the
1974 state election, when it merged with the neighbouring safe
Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
seat of
Northam, Avon was held by Labor's
Ken McIver until 1986, when it was won by the newly reunified Nationals. A boundary redistribution occasioned by electoral reforms in 1987 brought in more rural areas and ensured its continuing safety for the National Party.
Avon was abolished when the number of rural seats was reduced as a result of the
one vote one value
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reforms. Almost all of its area moved into the new seat of
Central Wheatbelt.
Geography
At the time of its abolition Avon was a rural electorate covering the eastern side of the
Darling Scarp
The Darling Scarp (), also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to ...
. Its main population centres included
Northam,
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
,
Beverley
Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...
,
Brookton,
Pingelly
Pingelly is a town and shire located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth via the Brookton Highway and Great Southern Highway. The town is also located on the Great Southern railway line.
The surrounding areas produce w ...
,
Boddington,
Wandering,
Popanyinning,
Cuballing and
Wickepin.
Members
Election results
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Former electoral districts of Western Australia
1911 establishments in Australia
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 2008
Constituencies established in 1911