Geraldton Electorate Profile (2021)

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Area (sq km): 4,229
Number of Electors: 26,767
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Origin of the Name:
The largest city in Western Australia north of Perth, Geraldton is located on the coast 424 kilometres north north west of Perth. The city is located on Champion Bay, discovered by Commander D. Dring in the colonial schooner Champion in January 1840. The bay was named by the Royal Navy hydrographic surveyor, J.L. Stokes, who surveyed it later in 1840.
The Geraldton area was first explored by George Grey in 1839. In 1848 copper and lead were discovered on the Murchison River, and later that same year the Governor, Charles Fitzgerald, inspected the mineral deposits himself. On this trip he was speared in the leg by local Aborigines. The first exports of ore from the Murchison mines was made from Champion Bay in 1849, and soon after in 1850 surveyor Augustus Gregory was instructed to survey a townsite at this place.
By March 1850 Gregory had surveyed 40 half-acre allotments, and on June 3 1851 the townsite of Geraldton was declared. The name was most probably given by Surveyor General J.S. Roe, and honours the colony's Governor at that time, Captain Charles Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1791, and joined the Royal Navy in 1809. He rose to the rank of Captain in 1840 , and was Governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
Beachlands; Beresford ; Bluff Point; Bootenal; Bringo; Burma Road; Cape Burney; Deepdale; Drummond Cove; East Chapman; Ellendale; Eradu; Eradu South; Georgina; Geraldton; Glenfield; Greenough; Karloo; Kojarena; Mahomets Flats; Meru; Minnenooka; Moonyoonooka; Moresby; Mt Hill; Mt Tarcoola; Narngulu; Northern Gully; Rangeway; Rudds Gully; Sandsprings; South Greenough; Spalding; Strathalbyn; Sunset Beach; Tarcoola Beach; Tibradden; Utakarra; Waggrakine *; Walkaway; Wandina; Webberton; West End; Wicherina; Wicherina South; Wonthella; Woorree
* = Suburb/Town split between more than one Electorate.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Schools
Government: Allendale Primary School; Beachlands Primary School; Bluff Point Primary School; Champion Bay Senior High School; Geraldton Primary School; Geraldton Senior High School; Holland Street School; Meekatharra School Of The Air; Mount Tarcoola Primary School; Rangeway Primary School; Waggrakine Primary School; Walkaway Primary School; Wandina Primary School.

Other: Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre; Geraldton Grammar School; Leaning Tree Steiner School; Nagle Catholic College; St Francis Xavier Primary School; St John's School; St Lawrence's Primary School; Strathalbyn Christian College.

Local Newspapers:

• Geraldton Guardian
• Midwest Times
• Yamaji News

Information about the 2021 State General Election
Information about Previous Elections

Lara Dalton (ALP)

Lara has lived in Geraldton most of her life, running her own small business and working in hospitality and tourism. She is also a lecturer at Geraldton TAFE.

Lara has served as deputy chair of the Mid West Development Commission and as a director of the Mid West Ports Authority. Ms Dalton is the first woman to be elected in the seat of Geraldton in its 131-year history.

Ms Dalton has said the biggest issues she will champion are improving sporting facilities, access to medical and mental health services, and social and crisis accommodation.

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