Roe Electorate Profile |
x x A Katanning farmer, businessman, husband and father, Peter Rundle is excited and humbled to represent the people of Roe Off the farm, Peter boasts a strong background in regional development, being appointed as chair of the Great Southern Development Commission by Brendon Grylls in 2009. In 2011, Peter was appointed as a member of the WA Regional Development Trust – an independent group tasked with providing direction to the State Government on the future of Royalties for Regions. Outside of work Peter is an avid sportsman and loves to have a hit of tennis, squash or golf. Contact Details and Speeches Biography Facebook ; Twitter | Roe Electorate Map xx |
Statistical Profile of the Roe Electorate |
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About the Roe Electorate |
Number of Electors: 25,515 (9 March 2015) Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Nomenclature: John Septimus Roe (1797-1878) was a naval officer, surveyor and explorer. He was born on 8 May 1797 in Berkshire, England, becoming a midshipman in the Royal Navy in 1813. In 1817 Roe was posted as a Master's Mate to the surveying service in NSW and took part in numerous coastal surveys. He became a Lieutenant in 1823. In June 1829 he arrived in WA to take up the position of Surveyor-General (which he held for the next 40 years). Roe was influential in Western Australia's development. Records of 16 journeys of exploration by Roe exist. He was responsible for inspiring the likes of John and Alexander Forrest and the Gregory brothers. He retired in 1870 and died on 28 May 1878. Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places. Suburbs / Towns: Amelup, Arthur River, Badgebup, Ballaying, Bannister, Beaufort River, Beenong, Bobalong, Boilup, Bokal, Borden, Borderdale, Boscabel, Boundain, Bowelling, Boxwood Hill, Boyerine, Bremer Bay, Broomehill East, Broomehill Village, Broomehill West, Bullock Hills, Buniche, Cancanning, Carrolup, Cartmeticup, Changerup, Cherry Tree Pool, Coblinine, Codjatotine, Collanilling, Commodine, Contine, Cowalellup, Coyrecup, Crossman, Cuballing, Dardadine, Darkan, Dartnall, Datatine, Dongolocking, Dryandra, Dudinin, Dumberning, Dumbleyung, Dunn Rock, Duranillin, Dwarda, East Newdegate, East Pingelly, East Popanyinning, East Wickepin, Esperance Shire, Ewlyamartup, Fitzgerald River Nat Pk, Forest Hill, Frankland River, Gairdner, Gillimanning, Glencoe, Gnowangerup, Gundaring, Harrismith, Hastings, Highbury, Hillside, Holt Rock, Jackitup, Jacup, Jaloran, Jilakin, Jingalup, Jitarning, Katanning, Kebaringup, Kendenup, Kenmare, Kirk Rock, Kojonup, Kuender, Kukerin, Kulin, Kulin West, Lake Biddy, Lake Camm, Lake Grace, Lake King, Lake Toolbrunup, Lime Lake, Little Italy, Lol Gray, Lower Hotham, Lumeah, Magenta, Magitup, Mallee Hill, Malyalling, Marracoonda, Marradong, Meeking, Merilup, Mills Lake, Mindarabin, Minding, Minigin, Mobrup, Mokup, Monjebup, Moodiarrup, Moojebing, Moonies Hill, Moulyinning, Mt Barker, Mt Madden, Mt Sheridan, Muradup, Murdong, Nairibin, Nalyerlup, Narrikup, Narrogin, Narrogin Valley, Needilup, Neendaling, Newdegate, Nippering, Nomans Lake, North Bannister, North Burngup, North Kukerin, North Lake Grace, North Moulyinning, North Stirlings, Nyabing, Ongerup, Orchid Valley, Pallinup, Piesseville, Pingaring, Pingrup, Pinwernying, Popanyinning, Porongurup, Pumphreys Bridge, Qualeup, Quindanning, Ranford, Ravensthorpe Shire, Rocky Gully, Ryansbrook, South Datatine, South Glencoe, South Kukerin, South Lake Grace, South Newdegate, Springs, Stratherne, Takalarup, Tambellup, Tarin Rock, Tenterden, Tincurrin, Toolibin, Toompup, Townsendale, Trigwell, Upper Murray, Varley, Wagin, Walyurin, Wansbrough, Wardering, Wedgecarrup, West Fitzgerald, West Pingelly, West Popanyinning, Westwood, Wickepin, Williams, Wogolin, Woodanilling, Woogenellup, Yealering, Yilliminning and Yornaning. * = Suburb/Town split between more than one District. Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Local Governments within District Shire of Broomehill -Tambellup Shire of Cranbrook Shire of Cuballing Shire of Dumbleyung Shire of Esperance Shire of Gnowangerup Shire of Katanning Shire of Kent Shire of Kojonup Shire of Kondinin Shire of Kulin Shire of Lake Grace Shire of Narrogin Shire of Ravensthorpe Shire of Wagin Shire of West Arthur Shire of Wickepin Shire of Williams Shire of Woodanilling Town of Narrogin | Local Newspapers: Kojonup News Narrogin Observer Books about Roe: Merle Bignell: First the spring - a history of the Shire of Kojonup, Western Australia (251p. UWA Press, 1982) Merle Bignell: The fruit of the country, a history of the Shire of Gnowangerup, Western Australia (325p. UWA Press, 1977) Merle Bignell: A place to meet - a history of the Shire of Katanning, Western Australia ( 350p. Shire of Katanning, 1981) Terry Klemm: A history of Dumbleyung (56p. Advance Press, 1968) John Bird: West of the Arthur (448p. West Arthur Shire Council, 1990) H Cowin: The Williams (Williams Shire Council, 1971) William Greble: A bold yeomanry - social change in a wheat belt district, Kulin 1848-1970 (283p. Kulin Shire Council, 1979) O Pustkuchen: The way through, the story of Narrogin (357p. Artlook Books, 1981) William Beecham: History of the Shire of Kent (151p. Shire of Kent, 1975) M Pederick: The emu's watering place - a brief history of the Wagin District (263p. Shire of Wagin, 1979) Maxine Laurie: Frankland to the Stirlings - a history of the Cranbrook Shire (198p. Shire of Cranbrook, 1994) Marion Lofthouse: Shire of Harvey, 1895-1995, proud to be 100 (144p. Shire of Harvey, 1995) Sally Thomas: Wellsteads of Bremer Bay (1972) Penny Blumann: Faith, hope and reality - Esperance 1895-1995 (Esperance Shire Council, 1995) John Rintoul: Esperance - yesterday and today (1964, 202p.) A.W. Archer: Ravensthorpe - then and now (1976?, 48p.) Schools in the Roe Electorate: Government: Borden Primary School Braeside Primary School Broomehill Primary School Cascade Primary School Castletown Primary School Condingup Primary School Cranbrook Primary School Darkan Primary School Dumbleyung Primary School East Narrogin Primary School Esperance Primary School Esperance Senior High School Frankland River Primary School Gnowangerup District High School Hopetoun Primary School Jerdacuttup Primary School Katanning Primary School Katanning Senior High School Kojonup District High School Kukerin Primary School Kulin District High School Lake Grace District High School Lake King Primary School Munglinup Primary School Narrogin Primary School Narrogin Senior High School Newdegate Primary School Nulsen Primary School Nyabing Primary School Ongerup Primary School Pingrup Primary School Ravensthrorpe District High School Salmon Gums Primary School Scaddan Primary School Tambellup Primary School WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin Wagin District High School Wickepin Primary School Williams Primary School Woodanilling Primary School Yealering Primary School Others: Esperance Anglican Community School Esperance Christian Primary School OneSchool Global Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School St Bernards School St Matthew's School St Patrick's School Wongutha Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School |
2017 Election Result |
* Results by Polling Place etc. * Election Analysis (of previous seat of Wagin): |
Successive Members for the Roe District |
Constituency created under Redistribution of Seats 2015
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