- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1958–1960
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1958 to 21 May 1960. 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.
The Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963 (No.72 of 1963) affected all terms concluding after 1962, as well as the provinces which members represented.
Name Party Province Term expires Years in office Charles Abbey Liberal Central 1964* 1958–1977 George Bennetts Labor South-East 1964* 1946–1965 John Cunningham Liberal South-East 1962 1948–1954; 1955–1962 Evan Davies Labor West 1962 1947–1963 Leslie Diver Country Central 1962 1952–1974 Gilbert Fraser[1] Labor West 1960 1928–1958 Jim Garrigan Labor South-East 1960 1954–1971 Arthur Griffith Liberal Suburban 1964* 1953–1977 William Hall Labor North-East 1964* 1938–1963 Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1962 1936–1968 James Hislop Liberal Metropolitan 1964* 1941–1971 Ruby Hutchinson Labor Suburban 1960 1954–1971 George Jeffery Labor Suburban 1962 1956–1962 Arthur Jones Country Midland 1962 1950–1967 Sir Charles Latham Country Central 1960 1946–1960 Frederick Lavery Labor West 1964* 1952–1971 Les Logan Country Midland 1960 1947–1974 Anthony Loton Country South 1964* 1944–1965 Graham MacKinnon Liberal South-West 1962 1956–1986 Reg Mattiske Liberal Metropolitan 1960 1956–1965 James Murray Liberal South-West 1964* 1951–1965 Hugh Roche Country South 1960 1940–1960 Charles Simpson Country Midland 1964* 1946–1963 Harry Strickland Labor North 1962 1950–1970 John Teahan Labor North-East 1960 1954–1965 Ronald Thompson[1] Labor West 1960 1959–1980 Jack Thomson Country South 1962 1950–1974 Keith Watson Liberal Metropolitan 1962 1948–1968 William Willesee Labor North 1960 1954–1974 Francis Drake Willmott Liberal South-West 1960 1955–1974 Frank Wise Labor North 1964* 1956–1971 Notes
- 1 On 1 November 1958, West Province Labor MLC Gilbert Fraser died. Labor candidate Ronald Thompson won the resulting by-election on 7 February 1959.
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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