The North Metropolitan Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in metropolitan Perth. It was one of several metropolitan seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965. At each election, held every three years, one of the two seats was vacated, and the trend in North Metropolitan reflected statewide trends and swings rather than being safe for either of the major parties.
In 1989, the province was abolished by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and with two others became part of the North Metropolitan Region under the new proportional voting system.
Geography The province was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which changed at each distribution.
RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of State 1963–64 22 May 1965 – 22 May 1968Balcatta, Karrinyup, Mount Hawthorn, Wembley 41,328 11.15 1966 22 May 1968 – 22 May 1974Balcatta, Karrinyup, Mount Hawthorn, Mount Lawley, Wembley 55,919 13.52 1972 22 May 1974 – 22 May 1977Balga, Karrinyup, Mount Hawthorn, Mount Lawley, Scarborough 76,507 13.89 1976 22 May 1977 – 22 May 1983Balcatta, Karrinyup, Mount Hawthorn, Scarborough, Whitford 77,524 12.34 1982 22 May 1983 – 22 May 1989Joondalup, Karrinyup, Scarborough, Whitford 64,044 9.01
Representation Members Member 1 Party Term Member 2 Party Term Arthur Griffith Liberal 1965–1977 Herbert R. Robinson Liberal 1965–1968 Roy Claughton Labor 1968–1980 Bob Pike Liberal 1977–1983 Peter Wells Liberal 1980–1986 Graham Edwards Labor 1983–1989 John Halden Labor 1986–1989
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