Lower Central Province
Introduction The '''Lower Central Province''' was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West and Great Southern regions of the state. It was one of several rural seats created following the enactment of the ''Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963'', and became effective on 22 May 1965.Although initially a safe seat for the Country Party, it usually only contained one safe Assembly seat for that party, and by 1983, the Liberal Party were able to maintain both seats comfortably.In 1989, the province was abolished by the ''Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987'', and was divided between the Agricultural and South West regions under the new proportional voting system.
Geography The province was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which changed at each distribution.RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of State 1963–64 22 May 1965 – 22 May 1968Collie,Katanning, Narrogin 15,722 4.24 1966 22 May 1968 – 22 May 1974 17,139 4.14 1972 22 May 1974 – 22 May 1977Collie,Katanning, Warren 23,075 4.19 1976 22 May 1977 – 22 May 1983 24,536 3.88 1982 22 May 1983 – 22 May 1989Collie,Narrogin, Warren 25,297 3.56
Representation ===Members=== Member 1  Party  Term   Member 2  Party  Term Thomas Perry   Country 1965–1977   Sydney Thompson   Country 1965–1974 Sandy Lewis   Liberal 1974–1988   Winifred Piesse   National (NCP) 1977–1983   Bill Stretch   Liberal 1983–1989   Ind. Lib. 1988–1989  : Sandy Lewis resigned from the Liberal Party in March 1986 following the decision by the Shadow Ministry to appoint standing committee chairmen from amongst its own numbers. He rejoined the party in October 1986, but left again after failing to be preselected in mid-1988.
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