Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
The district, taking in the local government areas of the City of Bunbury and part of the Shire of Capel including Dalyellup, has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 general election. Since 1959, the seat has been held by the party of government for all but two terms, making it an effective bellwether. Two early Premiers of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest and Sir Newton Moore, held Bunbury during their time in office. However, after Moore's retirement in 1911, another member for Bunbury was not appointed to a cabinet post until 2008, when John Castrilli became Minister for Local Government under Colin Barnett.
Members for Bunbury MemberPartyTerm Sir John Forrest Ministerial 1890–1901 Thomas Hayward Ministerial 1901–1904 Sir Newton Moore Ministerial 1904–1911 William Thomas Labor 1911–1917 National Labor 1917 Griffin Money Nationalist 1917–1924 Frederick Withers Labor 1924–1947 James Murray Liberal 1947–1949 LCL 1949–1950 Frank Guthrie Labor 1950–1955 George Roberts LCL 1955–1962 Maurice Williams LCL 1962–1968 Liberal 1968–1973 John Sibson Liberal 1973–1983 Phil Smith Labor 1983–1993 Ian Osborne Liberal 1993–2001 Tony Dean Labor 2001–2005 John Castrilli Liberal 2005–2017 Don Punch Labor 2017–present
Election results
References
External links ABC election profiles: 2005 2008 WAEC district maps: current boundaries , previous distributions