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2 unusual facts about Electoral district of North Perth


Electoral district of North Perth

An independent, Richard Speight, won at the subsequent general election four months later, but died just seven months into his term.

Its first election was notable in producing Western Australia's first Labor member of Parliament, Charles Oldham, who was a former president of the Trades and Labor Council and had become an employer, and hence could afford to run in the days prior to payment of members.



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