Murray-Wellington
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Murray-Wellington (dark green) in Western Australia
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1890–present1
MPRobyn Clarke
PartyLabor
NamesakeMurray River; Wellington Land District
Electors30,395 (2021)
Area4,352 km2 (1,680.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Murray-Wellington:
Indian Ocean
Dawesville		 Darling Range Central Wheatbelt
Indian Ocean Murray-Wellington Central Wheatbelt
Indian Ocean Collie-Preston Collie-Preston
Footnotes
1 known as Murray 1890–1911, 1950–1983, 1989–1996, 2005–2008

Murray-Wellington is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The seat's current member is Labor MLA Robyn Clarke.

Originally known as Murray, it was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. The district is a regional electorate situated between Mandurah and Bunbury. The seat has alternated between the names Murray and Murray-Wellington to reflect its geography.

The seat has been a traditional stronghold for the Liberal Party, though the opposing Labor Party has won the seat three times in the last four decades.

Geography

In its present configuration, Murray-Wellington is a coastal electorate running from the eastern outskirts of Mandurah to the northern outskirts of Bunbury. It covers three local government areas – Shire of Murray, Shire of Waroona and the Shire of Harvey – including all of the latter two and the vast geographic majority of the former. Its major population centres include the towns of Dwellingup, Harvey, North Dandalup, North Yunderup, Pinjarra, South Yunderup and Waroona as well as the northern Bunbury suburbs of Australind and Leschenault.

History

The seat of Murray-Wellington (or Murray) has traditionally been a stronghold of the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties, but became a marginal seat held by Labor following the 2017 state election. The district's most famous member was Ross McLarty, Premier of Western Australia between 1947 and 1953, who held the seat from 1930 to 1962.

The seat's current Labor member, Robyn Clarke, arrived as a result of the 2017 state election. The seat's only other Labor member, Keith Read, won the vacant seat at the 1989 state election, even as his father and then Labor MP John Read was defeated in the neighbouring seat of Mandurah. Keith Read was defeated at the 1993 state election.

Members for Murray-Wellington

Murray (1890–1911)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Paterson Non-aligned 1890–1895
  William George Opposition 1895–1902
  William Atkins Independent 1902–1904
  John McLarty Ministerial 1904–1909
  William George Ministerial 1909–1911
Murray-Wellington (1911–1950)
  William George Liberal 1911–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1930
  Ross McLarty Nationalist 1930–1945
  Liberal 1945–1949
  Liberal Country League 1949–1950
Murray (1950–1983)
  Ross McLarty Liberal Country League 1950–1962
  Ewart Runciman Liberal Country League 1962–1968
  Liberal 1968–1974
  Richard Shalders Liberal 1974–1983
Murray-Wellington (1983–1989)
  John Bradshaw Liberal 1983–1989
Murray (1989–1996)
  Keith Read Labor 1989–1993
  Arthur Marshall Liberal 1993–1996
Murray-Wellington (1996–2005)
  John Bradshaw Liberal 1996–2005
Murray (2005–2008)
  Murray Cowper Liberal 2005–2008
Murray-Wellington (2008–present)
  Murray Cowper Liberal 2008–2017
  Robyn Clarke Labor 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray-Wellington.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Murray-Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Clarke 14,486 57.9 +21.2
Liberal Michelle Boylan 6,099 24.4 −5.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Mark McCall 1,149 4.6 −1.5
National Leonie Lemmey 728 2.9 −7.6
Legalise Cannabis Shaun Carney 726 2.9 +2.9
Greens Vince Puccio 706 2.8 −1.5
One Nation Bernie Wansbrough 513 2.0 −9.3
No Mandatory Vaccination Aimee Herriot 281 1.1 +1.1
Sustainable Australia Andrew Brown 164 0.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Jayden Staszewski 110 0.4 +0.4
WAxit Dinko Golem 66 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 25,028 95.2 +0.3
Informal votes 1,269 4.8 −0.3
Turnout 26,297 86.5 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Clarke 16,816 67.2 +15.5
Liberal Michelle Boylan 8,193 32.8 −15.5
Labor hold Swing+15.5

References

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