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Electoral district of Mount Leonora
Mount Leonora was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1904 to 1930.
| Mount Leonora Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1904–1930 |
| Namesake | Mount Leonora |
The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Leonora. It was generally a Labor seat, although sitting member George Foley sided with the conscriptionists in the Labor split during World War I. Foley was re-elected was a National Labor Party candidate at the 1917 state election before resigning his seat to stand as the Nationalist candidate at the 1920 by-election for the federal seat of Kalgoorlie; a contest he won.
Members edit
| Members | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lynch | Labor | 1904–1906 | |
| Julian Stuart | Labor | 1906–1908 | |
| Hugh Gourley | Labor | 1908–1911 | |
| George Foley | Labor | 1911–1917 | |
| National Labor | 1917–1920 | ||
| Thomas Heron | Labor | 1920–1928 | |
| Ernest Cowan | Labor | 1928–1930 | |