# Agricultural Region

The Agricultural Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.
Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.

## Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of state electors | Area |
| 29 April 1988 | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 | Avon, Geraldton, Greenough, Merredin, Moore, Roe, Wagin (7) | 80,626 | 8.89% | 267,448 km$^2$ (103,262 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994 | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 | As per 1988 | 87,137 | 8.27% | 267,448 km$^2$ (103,262 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003 | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 | As per 1988 | 94,877 | 7.81% | 261,282 km$^2$ (100,882 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007 | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 | Central Wheatbelt, Geraldton, Moore, Wagin (4) | 82,479 | 6.56% | 200,091 km$^2$ (77,256 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2015 | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 | Central Wheatbelt, Geraldton, Moore, Roe (4) | 102,748 | 6.45% | 281,264 km$^2$ (108,597 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2019 | 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025 | As per 2015 | 103,378 | 6.02% | 288,922 km$^2$ (111,553 sq mi) |

## Representation
### Distribution of seats

* Election
* 1989–1993
* 1993–1997
* 1997–2001
* 2001–2005
* 2005–2009
* Election
* 2009–2013
* 2013–2017
* 2017–2021
* 2021–2025
* Labor
* Liberal
* National
* Greens
* One Nation
* Shooters, Fishers and Farmers

### Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 25 members, only seven of whom were or are not from either the Liberal or National parties. All five of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—two from the South Province, one from the Central Province, one from the South-East Province, and one from the Upper West Province.
Members for Agricultural Region :
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1989 | Jim Brown | Labor | Margaret McAleer | Liberal | David Wordsworth | Liberal | Eric Charlton | Nationals | John Caldwell | Nationals | | |
| 1992 | Kim Chance | Labor | Margaret McAleer | Liberal | David Wordsworth | Liberal | Eric Charlton | Nationals | John Caldwell | Nationals | | |
| 1993 | Kim Chance | Labor | Murray Nixon | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Eric Charlton | Nationals | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 1996 | Kim Chance | Labor | Murray Nixon | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Eric Charlton | Nationals | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 1998 | Kim Chance | Labor | Murray Nixon | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Dexter Davies | Nationals | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 2001 | Kim Chance | Labor | Dee Margetts | Greens | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Frank Hough | One Nation | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 2004 | Kim Chance | Labor | Dee Margetts | Greens | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Frank Hough | New Country | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 2005 | Kim Chance | Labor | Margaret Rowe | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Anthony Fels | Liberal | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 2007 | Kim Chance | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Anthony Fels | Liberal | Murray Criddle | Nationals | | |
| 2008 | Kim Chance | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Bruce Donaldson | Liberal | Anthony Fels | Family First | Wendy Duncan | Nationals | | |
| 2008 | Matt Benson-Lidholm | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Jim Chown | Liberal | Philip Gardiner | Nationals | Mia Davies | Nationals | Max Trenorden | Nationals |
| 2012 | Matt Benson-Lidholm | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Jim Chown | Liberal | Philip Gardiner | Independent | Mia Davies | Nationals | Max Trenorden | Independent |
| 2013 | Matt Benson-Lidholm | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Jim Chown | Liberal | Philip Gardiner | Independent | Martin Aldridge | Nationals | Max Trenorden | Independent |
| 2013 | Darren West | Labor | Brian Ellis | Liberal | Jim Chown | Liberal | Rick Mazza | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Martin Aldridge | Nationals | Paul Brown | Nationals |
| 2017 | Darren West | Labor | Laurie Graham | Labor | Jim Chown | Liberal | Rick Mazza | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Martin Aldridge | Nationals | Colin de Grussa | Nationals |
| 2021 | Darren West | Labor | Shelley Payne | Labor | Sandra Carr | Labor | Steve Martin | Liberal | Martin Aldridge | Nationals | Colin de Grussa | Nationals |

## Election results

2021 Western Australian state election: Agricultural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 12,357 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Darren West (elected 1) 2. Shelley Payne (elected 3) 3. Sandra Carr (elected 4) 4. Luke Clarkson | 39,263 | 45.39 | +21.39 |
| | National | 1. Colin de Grussa (elected 2) 2. Martin Aldridge (elected 6) 3. Natasha Colliver 4. Steve Blyth 5. Rob Horstman 6. Ian Hanna | 22,999 | 26.59 | −4.72 |
| | Liberal | 1. Steve Martin (elected 5) 2. Kathryn Jackson 3. Jim Chown 4. Maria Girak 5. Brett Jackson | 10,672 | 12.34 | −6.31 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Stuart Ostle 2. Ronald Lean | 3,572 | 4.13 | −1.52 |
| | Greens | 1. Peter Leam 2. Vivienne Glance | 2,579 | 2.98 | −0.62 |
| | One Nation | 1. Rod Caddies 2. Emma McKinley | 1,765 | 2.04 | −9.62 |
| | Christians | 1. Trevor Young 2. Les Holten | 1,295 | 1.50 | −0.34 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Leo Treasure 2. Keith Clinton | 1,150 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. Aaron Horsman 2. Jessica Young | 685 | 0.79 | +0.79 |
| | Western Australia | 1. Michael O'Loghlen 2. Allan Butson | 462 | 0.53 | +0.24 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Courtney Henry 2. Roberta Vlaar | 339 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Connor Whittle 2. Cameron Puttick | 339 | 0.39 | −0.70 |
| | Liberals for Climate | 1. Peter Turner 2. Nathan Thomson | 205 | 0.24 | −0.12 |
| | Health Australia | 1. Bass Tadros 2. Svetlana Ivanchenko | 201 | 0.23 | +0.23 |
| | WAxit | 1. Russell Sewell 2. Simon Glossop | 186 | 0.22 | +0.11 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Lawrie Carr 2. Shane Edwards | 185 | 0.21 | +0.21 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Greg Norris 2. James Fowler | 153 | 0.18 | +0.18 |
| | Independent | Parminder Singh | 134 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Daylight Saving | 1. Brett Tucker 2. Andrew Wilson | 69 | 0.08 | −0.14 |
| | Independent | 1. J. M. David | 66 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | 1. Felly Chandra 2. Chelsea Henderson | 62 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | Andrew Ballantyne | 36 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Les Mirco | 27 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | Peter Wallis | 25 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | Steven Hopkins | 24 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,493 | 97.77 | +0.68 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,969 | 2.23 | −0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,462 | 85.57 | −1.63 |