Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1946–1948

Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 19461948

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1946 to 21 May 1948. 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
expires
Years in office
Charles Baxter Country East 1952 19141950
George Bennetts Labor South 1952 19461965
Leonard Bolton[7] Liberal Metropolitan 1950 19321948
Robert Boylen[2] Labor South 1950 19471955
Sir Hal Colebatch Liberal Metropolitan 1948 19121923; 19401948
James Cornell[2] Liberal South 1950 19121946
Les Craig Liberal South-West 1950 19341956
Harold Daffen[6] Liberal Central 1950 19471950
Evan Davies[5] Labor West 1950 19471963
James Dimmitt Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1952 19381953
John Drew[6] Labor Central 1950 19001918; 19241947
Robert Forrest Liberal North 1952 19461952
Gilbert Fraser Labor West 1948 19281958
Frank Gibson Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1950 19421956
Edmund Gray Labor West 1952 19231952
Edmund Hall[3] Country Central 1948 19281947
William Hall Labor North-East 1952 19381963
Vernon Hamersley[1] Country East 1948 19041946
Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1950 19361968
James Hislop Liberal Metropolitan 1952 19411971
William Kitson[5] Labor West 1950 19241947
Sir Charles Latham[1] Country East 1948 19461960
Les Logan[3] Country Central 1948 19471974
Anthony Loton Country South-East 1952 19441965
William Mann Liberal South-West 1952 19261951
George Miles Independent North 1950 19161950
Hubert Parker[4] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1948 19341954
Hugh Roche Country South-East 1948 19401960
Harold Seddon Liberal North-East 1948 19221954
Charles Simpson Liberal Central 1952 19461963
Alec Thomson Country South-East 1950 19311950
Hobart Tuckey Liberal South-West 1948 19341951
Keith Watson[7] Liberal Metropolitan 1950 19481968
Frank Welsh Liberal North 1948 19401954
Charles Williams Labor South 1948 19281948
Garnet Barrington Wood Country East 1950 19361952

Notes

1 On 24 October 1946, East Province Country MLC member Vernon Hamersley died. Country candidate and former party leader Charles Latham won the resulting by-election on 14 December 1946. At 42 years, 2 months and 19 days, Vernon Hamersley served the longest term ever as member of the Council.
2 On 25 November 1946, South Province Liberal MLC James Cornell died. Labor candidate Robert Boylen won the resulting by-election on 1 February 1947.
3 On 15 February 1947, Central Province Country MLC Edmund Hall resigned. Country Party candidate Les Logan won the resulting by-election on 12 April 1947.
4 On 19 April 1947, Metropolitan-Suburban Province Liberal MLC Hubert Parker was appointed Minister for Mines and Minister for Health in the new Ministry led by Ross McLarty. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 17 April 1947.
5 On 15 May 1947, West Province Labor MLC William Kitson resigned to accept an appointment as Agent-General for Western Australia in London. Labor candidate Evan Davies won the resulting by-election on 21 June 1947.
6 On 17 July 1947, Central Province Labor MLC John Drew died. Liberal candidate Harold Daffen won the resulting by-election on 30 August 1947.
7 On 31 March 1948, Metropolitan Province Liberal MLC Leonard Bolton died. Liberal candidate Keith Watson won the resulting by-election on 8 May 1948.

Sources

Members of the Parliament of Western Australia
Legislative Council

19441946 · 19461948 · 19481950

Legislative Assembly

19391943 · 19431947 · 19471950


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