State Western Australia Namesake Gascoyne | Dates current 1890–1989 | |
Gascoyne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989.
The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north-west of the state. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election and was abolished ahead of the 1989 election.
The district's most famous member was Frank Wise of the Labor Party, who served as Premier of Western Australia from 1945 to 1947.
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Electoral district of Gascoyne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA