which also includes the towns of Dunsborough and Yallingup. State government Busselton is located in the Lower House seat of Vasse, represented by Libby Mettam (MLA), who holds the blue-ribbon seat for the Liberal Party. In the Upper House, Busselton is within the South West Region. Federal government Busselton is located in the safe Liberal seat of Forrest. The seat is currently represented by Nola Marino, who has held it since 2007. Notable people Stewart Bovell, politician Sharon Buchanan, hockey player, Olympic gold medallist Taj Burrow, surfer John Bussell, founder of Busselton Kevin Cullen, doctor and winemaker Edmund Drake-Brockman, soldier, statesman, and judge Joseph Strelley Harris, pastoralist, Busselton's second magistrat Barry House, politician Sean Keenan, actor Georgiana Molloy, early settler, botanical collector John Molloy, early settler, Busselton's first magistrate, husband of Georgiana Molloy Lance Morris, cricketer Scott Sunderland, cyclist Taylor Worth, archer References Further reading Shann, Edward O. G. (1926) Cattle Chosen. Oxford University Press, London. Republished in 1978 by University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, Western Australia. . External links Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association official website Cities in Western Australia South West (Western Australia) Coastal cities in Australia 1832 establishments in Australia Populated places established in 1832