--- title: "Pilbara: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Pilbara: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/wa/pilbara" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/wa) WA state district # Pilbara In Western Australia. ## Sitting member - [ **Kevin Michel** Labor, Pilbara ](https://politics.computer/mp/kevin-michel) About ## About Pilbara Pilbara is a Legislative Assembly electorate in Western Australia, named for the Pilbara region and extending to part of the Gascoyne, including Exmouth. Its main towns are Karratha and Port Hedland. The sitting member is Kevin Michel of the Labor Party. Michel's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on the topics listed on this page. First member elected 1894 election, Second Parliament Created 1893 redistribution, Constitution Act Amendment Act 1893 Named after The Pilbara region Main towns Karratha and Port Hedland Held by the same party since 2017, when Kevin Michel won the seat Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FPilbara), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Pilbara whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Pilbara yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Pilbara are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page. ## Other districts in Western Australia - [Albany](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/albany) - [Armadale](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/armadale) - [Balcatta](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/balcatta) - [Baldivis](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/baldivis) - [Bassendean](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bassendean) - [Bateman](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bateman) - [Belmont](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/belmont) - [Bibra Lake](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bibra-lake) - [Bicton](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bicton) - [Bunbury](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bunbury) - [Butler](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/butler) - [Cannington](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cannington) - [Carine](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/carine) - [Central Wheatbelt](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/central-wheatbelt) - [Churchlands](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/churchlands) - [Cockburn](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cockburn) - [Collie-Preston](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/collie-preston) - [Cottesloe](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cottesloe) - [Darling Range](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/darling-range) - [Dawesville](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/dawesville) - [Forrestfield](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/forrestfield) - [Fremantle](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/fremantle) - [Geraldton](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/geraldton) - [Girrawheen](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/girrawheen) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 15 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.