Perth

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Perth may refer to:

• Perth, Scotland, the administrative centre of the Perth and Kinross council area (and from which all uses ultimately derive)
• Perth, Western Australia, the capital of Western Australia

Perth may also refer to:

Places in Australia

• Perth (suburb), Western Australia, the city's central business district
• Perth, Tasmania, Australia

Other places

• Perth, Ontario, Canada
• Perth, Indiana, United States
• Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
• Perth, New York, United States
• Perth, North Dakota, United States
• Perth Township, Walsh County, North Dakota

Political divisions

• In Scotland:
  • Parliamentary constituencies:
    • Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) (1708 to 1832)
    • Perth (UK Parliament constituency) (1832 to 1950 and 1997 to 2005)
    • Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency) (1983 to 1997)
    • Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency) (1999 to present)
  • Local administration:
    • County of Perth, or 'Perthshire', a registration county, and formerly a local government county (1890 to 1975)
    • Perth and Kinross, unitary council area (1996 to present) and former district of the Tayside region (1975 to 1996)
• In Australia:
  • City of Perth, a Local Government Area of Western Australia
  • Division of Perth, a seat in the Australian House of Representatives
  • Electoral district of Perth, a seat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Geographical features

• Perth Basin, sedimentary basin in Western Australia
• Perth River, New Zealand

People

• Duke of Perth, a title in the Jacobite Peerage, given in 1701 to James Drummond, 7th Lord Drummond
• Earl of Perth, Scottish peerage created in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond

Military

• Blackburn Perth, British long-range military flying boat, first flown in 1934
• HMAS Perth, three ships of the Royal Australian Navy
• Perth class destroyer, a class of warship used by the Royal Australian Navy
• The Perth Regiment, former regiment of the Canadian Army

Arts

• Perth (film), 2004 Singaporean film

See also

• 3953 Perth, asteroid
• Declaration of Perth, 1968
• The Fair Maid of Perth, a novel by Sir Walter Scott
• Treaty of Perth, 1266
• MV Perth, the oldest surviving wooden boat in Western Australia

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