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title: "Central Wheatbelt: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Central Wheatbelt: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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# Central Wheatbelt

In Western Australia.

## Sitting member

- [ **Lachlan Hunter** Nationals, Central Wheatbelt ](https://politics.computer/mp/lachlan-hunter)

About

## About Central Wheatbelt

Central Wheatbelt is a Western Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district in the Wheatbelt region, east of Perth. It is held by Lachlan Hunter of the National Party and is described as a safe National Party seat.

Sitting member

Lachlan Hunter (National)

Created

For the 2008 state election

Formed from

Former Avon and Merredin districts

Population centres include

Merredin, Northam, York, Southern Cross, Narembeen and others

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FCentral%5FWheatbelt), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Central Wheatbelt whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Central Wheatbelt yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Central Wheatbelt are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other districts in Western Australia

- [Albany](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/albany)
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- [Balcatta](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/balcatta)
- [Baldivis](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/baldivis)
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- [Carine](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/carine)
- [Churchlands](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/churchlands)
- [Cockburn](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cockburn)
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- [Girrawheen](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/girrawheen)
- [Hillarys](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/hillarys)

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