Electoral district of Claremont
Claremont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1968.
Claremont Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 1901–1968 |
Namesake | Claremont |
Located in the affluent western suburbs of Perth, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties. At its abolition it included Claremont, Mount Claremont, Swanbourne and the western part of Dalkeith.
It was abolished at the 1968 state election, with its area mostly transferring to Nedlands, and smaller parts to Electoral district of Cottesloe and the new district of Floreat.
Claremont's most notable member was Charles North, who served as Speaker from 1947 until 1953 during the McLarty–Watts Ministry.
Members for Claremont
Member | Party | Term | |
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William Sayer | Ministerial | 1901–1902 | |
John Foulkes | Ministerial | 1902–1911 | |
Evan Wisdom | Liberal | 1911–1917 | |
John Stewart | Nationalist | 1917–1918 | |
Thomas Duff | Nationalist | 1918–1921 | |
John Thomson | Nationalist | 1921–1924 | |
Ind. Nationalist | 1924 | ||
Charles North | Nationalist | 1924–1945 | |
Liberal | 1945–1949 | ||
LCL | 1949–1956 | ||
Bill Crommelin | LCL | 1956–1968 | |
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