Kalgoorlie (WA)

Barry Haase (Liberal)

RuralA

Seat Margin: 4.3%

2001 election swing:

 2.2% to Coalition

WA swing: 

1.1% to Coalition

  Republic 'yes': 37.9r

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2001 Census Data*

National ranking
(out of 150)

State 
ranking
(out of 15)

Median household income

1072

38

4

Unemployment

5.3%

126

15

Persons aged over 65

7.8%

136

13

Born in NES country

5.1%

102

13

        

The biggest electorate in Australia - some say the world - occupying about nine tenths of Western Australia (see AEC state map), which of course itself accounts for roughly a third of the country.

Held by Graeme Campbell for the ALP from 1980 to 1995; from '95 to '98 as an Independent/leader of of Australia First.

Campbell was close to Pauline Hanson, but would complain of her success - he'd been saying these things for years, why wasn't he a star? - and was instrumental in the One Nation WA branch shenanigans that saw the party split.

Interesting stats from Census 2001: ranks ten out of 150 in number of people in top income tax bracket, but slips down to 38th in median income. Also comes second in 'persons of indigenous origin'. (Lingiari is first.) 

   External links

AEC Member

   ABC (Antony Green)

Poll Bludger

A: AEC socio-demographic  
r: yes vote at 1999 referendum 
* From Parliament House Library