History
Nedlands was created at the 1929 redistribution, at which five new metropolitan electorates were created to replace former Goldfields seats in Parliament. Its first member was elected at the 1930 election, and it has always been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors. Its first member, Norbert Keenan, was an Attorney-General, whilst two of its members, Sir Charles Court and his son Richard Court who between them held the seat for 48 consecutive years, have been State Premiers (1974–1982 and 1993–2001 respectively), making them one of only three father-son combinations in Australia to have achieved this (including the Butlers in South Australia and the Cains in Victoria).
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