Electoral district of Claremont

Claremont Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1901–1968
Namesake	Claremont

Claremont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1968.

Located in the affluent western suburbs of Perth, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties. At its abolition it included Claremont, Mount Claremont, Swanbourne and the western part of Dalkeith.

It was abolished at the 1968 state election, with its area mostly transferring to Nedlands, and smaller parts to Electoral district of Cottesloe and the new district of Floreat.

Claremont's most notable member was Charles North, who served as Speaker from 1947 until 1953 during the McLarty–Watts Ministry.

Members for Claremont

Member		Party	Term
	William Sayer	Ministerial	1901–1902
	John Foulkes	Ministerial	1902–1911
	Evan Wisdom	Liberal (WA)	1911–1917
	John Stewart	Nationalist	1917–1918
	Thomas Duff	Nationalist	1918–1921
	John Thomson	Nationalist	1921–1924
		Independent Nationalist	1924
	Charles North	Nationalist	1924–1945
		Liberal	1945–1949
		Liberal Country League	1949–1956
	Harold Crommelin	Liberal Country League	1956–1968