FOLLOWING the announcement by the WA Electoral Distribution Commissioners (WAEC), some members of parliament remain disappointed in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in WA.
The changes means the seat of Eyre will be abolished at the next State election and the shires of Esperance and Ravensthorpe will be included in the newly-created seat of Roe, which combines the former seats of Wagin and Eyre.
The boundaries take in much of the agricultural land between Esperance, Kojonup and Narrogin.
Member for Eyre Graham Jacobs is one politician impacted by the change.
"The decision to include the whole Shire of Esperance in one electorate, as opposed to splitting it in two as first proposed, is a sound one, but it is disappointing to be removed from the Goldfields-Esperance region," Mr Jacobs said.
"The sad thing for the Goldfields-Esperance region, is the loss of representation in parliament, from two down to one.
"Irrespective of who does the job, representation for the region that contributes so greatly to the State's economy is diminished."
Mr Jacobs said he had concerns about the WAEC panel, as he believed they "bisected the Shire of Esperance".
"The boundary re-draw is what it is," he said.
"This may have been a ploy, focussing constituents away from the bigger picture - that being to disengage the shires of Yilgarn, Coolgardie and Dundas from Esperance.
"I have been led to believe that the re-draw process is at arm's length to the political process, and I hope that all verbal communications were consistent with the written ones."
Looking ahead, Mr Jacobs said with the support of his family he was "committed to going again" for a seat in parliament at the next election.
"It's a new challenge, and the most important thing is for me to continue to represent the community," Mr Jacobs said.
"I would enjoy the challenge of being the member of the new electorate, if enough people vote for me.
"I have always been proud to be a farm kid and a country doctor, and to represent my country constituency.
"I'm proud to have been a part of many developments in my region, and I will continue to represent country people, whether they be from Coolgardie or Wagin."
While the current seat will be dissolved, Mr Jacobs said it was "business as usual" for him, for a long time yet.
"The changes will come into effect in 2017," he said.
"We've just gone into recovery mode following the most devastating fire in 50 years, so we'll be kept busy with that for a while."
The Agricultural Region will now span all the way from Kalbarri through to Esperance and will cover more than 280,000km2, incorporating the four Lower House seats of Geraldton, Moore, Central Wheatbelt and the newly-formed seat of Roe.
Labor Member for the Agricultural Region Darren West said while the changes were as expected, there were some issues.
"The underlying issues are that we have lost so many people from the regions to the city, by losing a seat," Mr West said.
"That needs to be addressed, as this government has failed in its regional development policies to attract and retain people in the regions, but that is something we will be looking to change.
"This is because Eyre has essentially been cut in half - half to the agricultural region and the other half into the mining and pastoral region."
Despite this, Mr West said the changes were not a surprise.
"These boundaries are as expected from the commissioners' very first comments, which was the move to take a seat from the regions and put it into the city," he said.
"That is what has happened.
"My electorate has increased from 200,000km to 260,000km and I pick up Esperance. I am looking forward to working with the Esperance community."
While the seat of Geraldton and Moore have remained unchanged, the seat of Central Wheatbelt will gain communities further east of the electorate.
Central Wheatbelt local member MLA Mia Davies said her new electorate was slightly different to the original proposal by the WAEC.
"The commissioners have considered the feedback and objections submitted during the consultation phase and have adjusted the boundaries accordingly," Ms Davies said.
The electorate will now include the Shires of Yilgarn, Westonia, Pingelly, Wandering and Boddington in addition to those shires that already constitute Central Wheatbelt.
"The original proposal from the commissioners moved Wongan-Ballidu, Dowerin, Koorda and Goomalling into the electorate of Moore.
"On advice and feedback from these communities and others who made submissions, the commissioners accepted that they have more in common and are better connected to the other communities in Central Wheatbelt."
The current electorate is 62,363km2 and encompasses 24,962 voters. The new electorate will be 101,240km2 and encompass 27,019 voters.
Ms Davies said The Nationals WA MPs were used to covering large distances and serving vast electorates.
"What is most concerning is the loss of an entire country electorate, and the creation of a new metropolitan electorate," she said.
"Our leader Terry Redman has already flagged that we'd be looking to make changes to the legislation that determines how many seats there can be in State Parliament to ensure we don't see further erosion of regional representation.
"Results like this are just another reminder of why it's so important for regional people to vote as a block for The Nationals to deal themselves into the decision-making with the balance of power in the parliament."
Details on the 2015 final boundaries, which includes interactive maps and the final report, can be found on the Electoral Boundaries WA website, http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au