Eyre was first created for the
1950 election, mostly replacing
Kanowna, and abolished ahead of the
1962 election. Labor MP
Emil Nulsen, the former member for Kanowna, was the district's only member over the period, and was unopposed on two occasions. Eyre was again created for the
1989 election, mostly as a replacement for
Esperance-Dundas. It was abolished ahead of the
2005 state election. The district ultimately included the Shires of
Coolgardie,
Dundas,
Laverton,
Leonora,
Menzies and
Yilgarn, as well as the
Boulder district and non-metropolitan components of the
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This incarnation of Eyre was held at all times by the Labor Party, and historically, only
Southern Cross returned a consistent majority for the Liberal Party. The district was largely replaced by
Murchison-Eyre. An electorate named Eyre was created for a third time, on this occasion for the
2008 election. The new district was drawn from parts of
Murchison-Eyre and
Roe – both of which were abolished – as well as a small part of
Kalgoorlie. Eyre is centred further south and west than its previous incarnations, incorporating large parts of the former seat of
Roe – in particular, the towns of
Esperance and
Ravensthorpe. Roe had always been a non-Labor seat; indeed, Labor was frequently pushed into third place in that seat. For this reason, the new seat of Eyre was much less favourable to Labor than its predecessors. The new member was Liberal MP
Graham Jacobs, who was previously the member for
Roe. He held the seat until it was abolished in a redistribution prior to the
2017 state election, which also saw Roe re-created. ==Members for Eyre==