# Electoral district of Moore

Moore was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. In its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 colonial election.
Its latest incarnation it has existed continuously since 1950. In that time, the seat has been variously held by the two conservative forces in Western Australian politics: the Liberal Party and the National Party. The seat has never been won by the Labor Party.

## Geography

Moore is a coastal district, covering an expanse of rural territory to the north of Perth and surrounding but not including the regional city of Geraldton. The district includes the towns of Kalbarri, Northampton, Nabawa, Mullewa, Dongara, Irwin, Mingenew, Morawa, Three Springs, Perenjori, Carnamah, Eneabba, Leeman, Coorow, Jurien Bay, Cervantes, Badgingarra, Dandaragan, Moora, Dalwallinu, Lancelin, Ledge Point, Guilderton, Gingin, Bindoon, Calingiri and Toodyay.

## History

Moore's most famous member was Henry Lefroy, Premier of Western Australia from 1917 to 1919.
Electoral reform ahead of the 2008 state election necessitated an increase in the enrolment of non-metropolitan districts. This meant that the district of Greenough was abolished, with Moore taking in most of its former territory and voters. This pitted the National member for Greenough, Grant Woodhams, against the Liberal member for Moore, Gary Snook, with Woodhams emerging the victor.
On 1 December 2023 the Western Australian Electoral Commission merged the seats of Moore and North West Central into the new seat of Mid-West. At the 2025 election, this will pit the National member for Moore, Shane Love, against the former National turned Liberal member for North West Central Merome Beard.

## Members for Moore

Moore (1890–1904) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | George Randell | Unaligned | 1890–1892 |
| | Henry Lefroy | Ministerial | 1892–1901 |
| | Michael O'Connor | Ministerial | 1901–1904 |
| Moore (1911–1930) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Henry Lefroy | Liberal | 1911–1917 |
| | Henry Lefroy | Nationalist | 1917–1921 |
| | James Denton | Country | 1921–1923 |
| | James Denton | Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 |
| | James Denton | Nationalist | 1924–1927 |
| | Percy Ferguson | Country | 1927–1930 |
| Moore (1950–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Ackland | Country | 1950–1958 |
| | Edgar Lewis | Country | 1958–1974 |
| | Bert Crane | Country | 1974–1975 |
| | Bert Crane | National Country | 1975–1985 |
| | Bert Crane | Liberal | 1985–1989 |
| | Bill McNee | Liberal | 1989–2005 |
| | Gary Snook | Liberal | 2005–2008 |
| | Grant Woodhams | National | 2008–2013 |
| | Shane Love | National | 2013–present |

## Election results

2021 Western Australian state election: Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Shane Love | 8,353 | 38.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Barni Norton | 7,432 | 33.8 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal | Darren Slyns | 3,701 | 16.8 | −2.0 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ross Williamson | 984 | 4.5 | −1.3 |
| | Greens | Brian Spittles | 638 | 2.9 | −1.0 |
| | One Nation | Ian Frizzell | 579 | 2.6 | −10.1 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | T. Asmutaitis | 233 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | WAxit | Richard Banka | 86 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,006 | 96.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 855 | 3.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,861 | 87.9 | −3.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Shane Love | 12,870 | 58.5 | −6.3 |
| | Labor | Barni Norton | 9,132 | 41.5 | +41.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | | | |