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The Division of Coolgardie was an Australian electoral division in Western Australia.

The division was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901. It was one of five electorates created by the Federal House of Representatives Western Australian Electorates Act 1900, an act of the parliament of Western Australia.

The division was named for the gold-mining centre of Coolgardie, on which it was based. It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party and was held by Hugh Mahon throughout its existence. It was abolished in a redistribution prior to the 1913 federal election and was effectively replaced by the new Division of Dampier.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Hugh Mahon (1857–1931)	Labor	29 March 1901 – 31 May 1913	Served as minister under Watson and Fisher. Failed to win the Division of Dampier when Coolgardie was abolished in 1913. Later elected to the Division of Kalgoorlie in 1913.

Election results

References

1. "Electoral Division of Coolgardie". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "Federal House of Representatives Western Australian Electorates Act 1900". Western Australian Legislation. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. Black, David (2010). "Changing boundaries". The Federal Electorate of Fremantle: A History Since 1901. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

• 1901 establishments in Australia
• Constituencies established in 1901
• Constituencies disestablished in 1913
• 1913 disestablishments in Australia
• Former electoral divisions of Australia
• Federal politics in Western Australia
• Coolgardie, Western Australia