Electoral district of Palmerston West

Palmerston West is an electoral district of the Enderronian Parliament in Longshan Prefecture, first contested at the 1966 federal election. It is named after the Palmerston region of Chung'an, the historical inner city. Its territory encompasses most of the Chung'an central business district and parts of its inner western suburbs.

The sitting member, since the 2018 federal election, is Omar Wahed, a member of the Social Democratic Party.

History
In its original form, Palmerston West was a fairly safe seat for the Social Democrats, located in the western suburbs of Chung'an. Successive redistributions have pushed Palmerston West eastward towards the city centre, which has made it more of a swing seat. In its current form, the seat's electoral geography is similar to its neighbour, Palmerston East, but has tended to be more marginal, changing hands more frequently. This is due to the marginal nature of the Chung'an CBD. The seat changed hands at every election from 1986 to 1998.