- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1952–1954
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1952 to 21 May 1954. 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 Barker Labor North 1958 1952–1956 Norm Baxter Country Central 1958 1950–1958; 1960–1983 George Bennetts Labor South-East 1958 1946–1965 Robert Boylen Labor South-East 1956 1947–1955 Les Craig Liberal South-West 1956 1934–1956 John Cunningham Liberal South-East 1948 1948–1954; 1955–1962 Evan Davies Labor West 1956 1947–1963 James Dimmitt[1] Liberal Suburban 1958 1938–1953 Leslie Diver Country Central 1956 1952–1974 Gilbert Fraser Labor West 1954 1928–1958 Sir Frank Gibson Liberal Suburban 1956 1942–1956 Arthur Griffith[1] Liberal Suburban 1958 1953–1977 William Hall Labor North-East 1958 1938–1963 Harry Hearn Liberal Metropolitan 1954 1948–1956 Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1956 1936–1968 Charles Henning Liberal South-West 1954 1951–1955 James Hislop Liberal Metropolitan 1958 1941–1971 Arthur Jones Country Midland 1956 1950–1967 Sir Charles Latham Country Central 1954 1946–1960 Frederick Lavery Labor West 1958 1952–1971 Les Logan Country Midland 1954 1947–1974 Anthony Loton Country South 1958 1944–1965 James Murray Liberal South-West 1958 1951–1965 Hubert Parker Liberal Suburban 1954 1934–1954 Hugh Roche Country South 1954 1940–1960 Sir Harold Seddon Liberal North-East 1954 1922–1954 Charles Simpson Liberal Midland 1958 1946–1963 Harry Strickland Labor North 1956 1950–1970 Jack Thomson Country South 1956 1950–1974 Keith Watson Liberal Metropolitan 1956 1948–1968 Frank Welsh Liberal North 1954 1940–1954 Notes
- 1 On 13 April 1953, Suburban Province Liberal MLC James Dimmitt resigned to accept an appointment as Agent-General for Western Australia in London. Liberal candidate Arthur Griffith won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1953.
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 Two, 1930-1990 (Revised Edition ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.
Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Legislative Council
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Categories:- Members of Western Australian parliaments by term
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