Electoral district of Mid-West
| Mid-West Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2025 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Shane Love | ||||||||||||||
| Party | National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 24,392 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 423,508 km2 (163,517.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°44′S 116°27′E / 26.73°S 116.45°E | ||||||||||||||
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Mid-West is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The seat was created at the 2023 redistribution as the successor to the large but lowly populated rural electorates of Moore and North West Central.[1]
The seat was first contested at the 2025 state election. It was notionally held by the National Party on an 8.6% margin, and retained for the party by Shane Love.[1]
Geography
Mid-West is a coastal district, covering an expanse of rural territory to the north of Perth and surrounding but not including the regional city of Geraldton. While much of the district coincides with the Mid West Region, a large proportion of the electors are found in the adjacent parts of the Gascoyne and Wheatbelt regions.
The district includes the towns of Carnarvon, Meekatharra, Denham, Cue, Mount Magnet, Sandstone, Yalgoo, Dongara, Mingenew, Morawa, Three Springs, Perenjori, Carnamah, Eneabba, Leeman, Coorow, Jurien Bay, Cervantes, Badgingarra, Dandaragan, Moora, Dalwallinu, Lancelin, Ledge Point, Guilderton, Gingin, Bindoon and Muchea.
Members for Mid-West
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Love (1961–) |
National | 8 March 2025 – present |
Transferred from the district of Moore. Incumbent | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Shane Love | 8,464 | 42.9 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Merome Beard | 4,563 | 23.1 | +6.6 | |
| Labor | Jenna Denton | 3,362 | 17.1 | −16.7 | |
| One Nation | Mark Douglas Burns | 1,218 | 6.2 | +3.6 | |
| Greens | Chilla Bulbeck | 845 | 4.3 | +1.6 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Shannon Yeh | 650 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Christians | Mike Reymond | 401 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Libertarian | Chrystal Sclater | 214 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,717 | 95.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 864 | 4.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 20,581 | 84.4 | +1.6 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| National | Shane Love | 12,551 | 63.7 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | Merome Beard | 7,140 | 36.3 | +36.3 | |
| National hold | |||||
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony (1 December 2023). "Western Australia State Redistribution – Final Boundaries Released". Antony Green's Election Blog. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ 2025 State General Election – Mid-West District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.