Murchison-Eyre was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2008.
Known as Murchison until 1968, it was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. The district was located in the Western Australian outback. The seat was abolished ahead of the 1989 election.
Revived for the 2005 election, Murchison-Eyre was won by Labor candidate John Bowler, previously a member for the abolished Eyre. The district lasted one term before it was abolished ahead of the 2008 election. Its former territory was divided between the districts of Eyre, Kalgoorlie, North West, and Pilbara. Bowler, by this time an independent, successfully contested the seat of Kalgoorlie.
Members for Murchison-Eyre Murchison (1890–1968)MemberPartyTerm Everard Darlot Ministerial 1890–1894 E. T. Hooley Ministerial 1894–1897 Samuel Mitchell Ministerial 1897–1901 John Nanson Ministerial 1901–1904 John Holman Labor 1904–1921 William Marshall Labor 1921–1952 Everard O'Brien Labor 1952–1959 Richard Burt LCL 1959–1968Murchison-Eyre (1968–1989)MemberPartyTerm Richard Burt Liberal 1968–1971 Peter Coyne Liberal 1971–1986 Ross Lightfoot Liberal 1986–1989Murchison-Eyre (2005–2008)MemberPartyTerm John Bowler Labor 2005–2006 Independent 2006–2008
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