State Western Australia Namesake Ningaloo Coast | Dates current 1996–2005 | |
Area 437,927 km (169,084.6 sq mi) Demographic Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral | ||
Ningaloo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2005.
The district was based in the rural north-west of Western Australia. Its population centres included Carnarvon, Cue, Denham, Exmouth, Gascoyne Junction, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Nanutarra, Newman, Sandstone and Yalgoo.
History
Ningaloo was first created for the 1996 state election and was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election. The district was represented by Liberal MP Rod Sweetman for its entire two terms.
At its abolition, Ningaloo's territory was divided between the new districts of Murchison-Eyre and North West Coastal.
References
Electoral district of Ningaloo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA