Electoral district of Roebourne

Roebourne Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Roebourne and surrounds in 1898
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1890–1950
Demographic	Pilbara

The Electoral district of Roebourne was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. It was named for the town of Roebourne and was created in 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 colonial election. In 1898, the boundaries of the district did not extend far beyond the settlements of Roebourne and Cossack.^[1]

The seat was abolished in the 1948 redistribution under the Electoral Districts Act 1947, and was absorbed into the seat of Pilbara. Its final member, Aloysius Rodoreda, transferred successfully to the Pilbara seat at the election.

Members for Roebourne

Member		Party	Term
	George Leake	Non-aligned	1890
	Horace Sholl	Ministerial	1891–1901
	John Sydney Hicks	Ministerial	1901–1908
	Henry Osborn	Ministerial	1908–1911
	Joseph Gardiner	Labor	1911–1915
	William Butcher	Liberal	1915–1917
		Nationalist	1917
	Frederick Teesdale	Nationalist	1917–1932
	John Church	Nationalist	1932–1933
	Aloysius Rodoreda	Labor	1933–1950

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Roebourne

References

1. "Map of Western Australia shewing electoral districts and provinces, on 31st. Decr. 1898". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2022.