- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1914–1916
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1914 to 21 May 1916. The chamber had 30 seats made up of ten provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election.
Name Party Province Term
expiresYears in office Joseph Allen Liberal West 1920 1914–1920 Richard Ardagh Labor North-East 1918 1912–1924 Charles Baxter Country East 1920 1914–1950 Henry Briggs Liberal West 1916 1896–1919 Henry Carson Country Central 1920 1914–1920 Ephraim Clarke Liberal South-West 1920 1901–1921 Hal Colebatch Liberal East 1918 1912–1923 Francis Connor Independent North 1918 1906–1916 James Cornell Labor South 1918 1912–1946 Joseph Cullen Liberal South-East 1918 1909–1917 Jabez Dodd Labor South 1916 1910–1928 John Drew Labor Central 1918 1900–1918; 1924–1947 Joseph Duffell Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1920 1914–1926 Douglas Gawler[2] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1916 1910–1915 James Greig[3] Country South-East 1920 1916–1925 Sir John Winthrop Hackett[4] Liberal South-West 1918 1890–1916 Vernon Hamersley Liberal East 1916 1904–1946 Joseph Holmes Liberal/Ind. North 1920 1914–1942 Arthur Jenkins Liberal Metropolitan 1920 1898–1904; 1908–1917 Walter Kingsmill Liberal Metropolitan 1916 1903–1922 John Kirwan Independent South 1920 1908–1946 Robert Lynn Liberal West 1918 1912–1924 Cuthbert McKenzie Country South-East 1916 1910–1922 Robert McKenzie Liberal North-East 1916 1904–1916 Edward McLarty Liberal South-West 1916 1894–1916 Harry Millington Labor North-East 1920 1914–1920 William Patrick Country Central 1916 1904–1916 Charles Piesse[1] Liberal South-East 1920 1894–1914 Archibald Sanderson Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1918 1912–1922 Athelstan Saw[2] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1916 1915–1929 George Sewell[1][3] Country South-East 1920 1914–1916 Charles Sommers Liberal Metropolitan 1918 1900–1918 Sir Edward Wittenoom Liberal North 1916 1883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934Notes
- 1 On 13 July 1914, South-East Province Liberal MLC Charles Piesse died. Country candidate George Sewell won the resulting by-election on 18 August 1914.
- 2 On 16 May 1915, Metropolitan-Suburban Province Liberal MLC Douglas Gawler died. Liberal candidate Athelstan Saw won the resulting by-election on 26 June 1915.
- 3 On 8 March 1916, South-East Province Country MLC George Sewell died. Country candidate James Greig was returned unopposed on 20 April 1916.
- 4 On 19 February 1916, South-West Province Liberal MLC John Winthrop Hackett died. A by-election was called to coincide with the upcoming Council elections on 13 May 1916.
Sources
- Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia : membership register, electoral law and statistics, 1890-1989. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-3641-4.
- Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-9097-7918-X.
- Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised Edition ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.
Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of Western Australian parliaments by term
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