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223:Members for West Perth
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990:North-East Coolgardie
313:Frederick Illingworth
141:defeated Wood in the
21:Australian electorate
995:North-East Fremantle
411:Robert Ross McDonald
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79:Legislative Assembly
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249:Non-aligned
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985:North Perth
885:Middle Swan
855:Leederville
785:Glendalough
590:Alfred Cove
395:Thomas Davy
379:Edith Cowan
366:Nationalist
178:Savoy Hotel
166:Thomas Davy
162:Edith Cowan
1110:West Perth
1085:Wellington
1035:Roleystone
1010:Ocean Reef
860:Marangaroo
780:Girrawheen
750:East Perth
700:Coolgardie
655:Brown Hill
595:Applecross
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270:1894–1901
252:1890–1894
82:electorate
66:West Perth
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1030:Roebourne
965:Nollamara
930:Mundaring
845:Katanning
840:Karrinyup
800:Guildford
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685:Claremont
640:Blackwood
625:Bayswater
620:Ballajura
605:Ashburton
129:Fremantle
57:1890–1962
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1115:Whitford
1055:Stirling
1020:Pingelly
960:Ningaloo
950:Narrogin
895:Mitchell
890:Mindarie
880:Merredin
870:Melville
790:Gosnells
775:Gascoyne
720:Dianella
690:Clontarf
635:Beverley
515:Nedlands
62:Namesake
1130:Yilgarn
1095:Wembley
1075:Toodyay
1060:Subiaco
1000:Northam
945:Nannine
940:Murdoch
875:Menzies
865:Marmion
850:Kenwick
835:Kanowna
830:Ivanhoe
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600:Ascot
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