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Division of Dampier

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Dampier
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1913
Abolished1922
NamesakeWilliam Dampier

The Division of Dampier was an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1913 and abolished in 1922. It was named for the navigator William Dampier, the first Englishman to see Australia, and was located in rural Western Australia, including the towns of Northam and Toodyay. It was a safe seat for the non-Labor parties.

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Henry Gregory
(1860–1940)
Liberal 31 May 1913
17 February 1917
Previously held the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Menzies. Transferred to the Division of Swan after Dampier was abolished in 1922
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
22 January 1920
  Country 22 January 1920 –
16 December 1922

Election results

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