PDF version of the Geraldton Electorate map 
Area (sq km): 26,417
Number of Electors: 31,417
Source:
2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.Origin of the Name:
The largest city in Western Australia north of Perth, Geraldton is located on the coast 424 kilometres north north west of Perth. The city is located on Champion Bay, discovered by Commander D. Dring in the colonial schooner Champion in January 1840. The bay was named by the Royal Navy hydrographic surveyor, J.L. Stokes, who surveyed it in late 1840.
The Geraldton area was first explored by George Grey in 1839. In 1848, copper and lead were discovered on the Murchison River, and later that same year, Governor Charles Fitzgerald inspected the mineral deposits. The first exports of ore from the Murchison mines were made from Champion Bay in 1849, and in 1850 surveyor Augustus Gregory was instructed to survey a townsite there.
By March 1850, Gregory had surveyed 40 half-acre allotments, and on June 3 1851 the townsite of Geraldton was declared. The name was probably given by Surveyor General J.S. Roe, in honour of the colony's governor, Captain Charles Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1791 and joined the Royal Navy in 1809. He rose to the rank of captain in 1840 and was governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.
Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Geraldton includes all or part of Ajana, Alma, Ambania, Beachlands, Beresford, Binnu, Bluff Point, Bootenal, Bowes, Bringo, Buller, Burma Road, Cape Burney, Coolcalalaya, Dartmoor, Deepdale, Devils Creek, Dindiloa, Drummond Cove, Durawah, East Bowes, East Chapman, East Nabawa, East Yuna, Ellendale, Eradu, Eradu South, Eurardy, Georgina, Geraldton, Glenfield, Greenough, Gregory, Hickety, Horrocks, Howatharra, Isseka, Kalbarri, Karloo, Kojarena, Mahomets Flats, Meru, Minnenooka, Moonyoonooka, Moresby, Mt Erin, Mt Hill, Mt Tarcoola, Mullewa, Nabawa, Nanson, Naraling, Narngulu, Narra Tarra, Nolba, North Eradu, Northern Gully, Northampton, Nunierra, Oakajee, Ogilvie, Pindar, Rangeway, Rockwell, Rudds Gully, Sandsprings, Sandy Gully, South Greenough, South Yuna, Spalding, Strathalbyn, Sunset Beach, Tarcoola Beach, Tardun, Tenindewa, Tibradden, Utakarra, Waggrakine, Walkaway, Wandana, Wandina, Webberton, West Binnu, West Casuarinas, West End, White Peak, Wicherina, Wongoondy, Wonthella, Woorree, Yallabatharra, Yetna and Yuna.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.