Electoral district of Capel

Capel
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current 2005–2008
Namesake Capel
Area 3,402 km2 (1,313.5 sq mi)
Demographic South West

The Electoral district of Capel was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for the South West town of Capel, located between Bunbury and Busselton, which fell within its borders. The seat was abolished after only one term at the 2007 redistribution, taking effect from the 2008 election due to the one vote one value legislation. Most parts of the seat now fall within the new seat of Collie-Preston, which is regarded as a marginal Labor seat by Antony Green based on 2005 figures, with the Busselton portions becoming part of Vasse.

Capel was created out of parts of Collie, Mitchell and Vasse, accounting for significant population growth in the Busselton-Dunsborough area which had seen Vasse contract to those areas.[1] The seat was first contested in the 2005 election at which Liberal member Steve Thomas was successful.

Geography

Capel included some outer southern and southeastern suburbs of Bunbury, as well as most of the inland Shire of Busselton and all of the Shires of Capel and Donnybrook-Balingup. Major centres included the Bunbury suburbs of College Grove, Dalyellup, Davenport, Gelorup, Usher and the southern parts of Withers, and the towns of Balingup, Boyanup, Capel, Carbunup River, Donnybrook, Kirup and Yoongarillup. Of these, only the booths around Withers returned a Labor majority.[2]

Members for Capel

MemberPartyTerm
  Steve Thomas Liberal 2005–2008

Election results

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Electoral Regions and Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 August 2003. p. 2003:3475-3566.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Electoral Commission (4 August 2003). "2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - South West Region - Capel". Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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