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. In 1898, its major settlement was Carnarvon and it also included some outlying pastoral leases like Middalya Station. The seat was abolished ahead of the 1989 election. In
The district's most famous member was Frank Wise of the Labor Party, who served as Premier of Western Australia from 1945 to 1947.
Members for Gascoyne MemberPartyTerm Robert Sholl Opposition 1890–1897 George Hubble Ministerial 1897–1901 William Butcher Independent 1901–1905 Ministerial 1905–1911 John McDonald Labor 1911–1914 Archibald Gilchrist Liberal 1914–1917 Nationalist 1917 Edward Angelo Nationalist 1917–1920 Country 1920–1923 Country (MCP) 1923–1924 Nationalist 1924–1933 Frank Wise Labor 1933–1951 Noel Butcher Ind. Liberal 1951–1953 Daniel Norton Labor 1953–1974 Ian Laurance Liberal 1974–1987 Dudley Maslen Liberal 1987–1989
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