- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1962–1965
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1962 to 21 May 1965.
Significant changes occurred to the structure of the Legislative Council and the manner of voting during the term. The Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963 (No.72 of 1963) abolished the 10 three-member provinces which had existed almost unaltered since 1900, and created 15 new two-member provinces. Voting became compulsory and the property franchise was abolished, and the practice of having separate Legislative Council elections in May of every even-numbered year was abolished—the Council's members would now go to the voters at the same elections as members of the Legislative Assembly, although the rotational system where one member per province would retire at each election remained in effect, and unlike the Assembly, the Council's term still expired on 22 May every three years.
A number of transitional arrangements were necessary to put these changes into effect. Those who had terms expiring on 21 May 1964, and five of the ten whose terms were to expire on 21 May 1966 (those who had the lowest winning margins at the 1960 election) would retire on 21 May 1965. The remaining 15 members were eligible to be appointed to new provinces for terms expiring on 21 May 1968. Five of the 15 members whose terms expired in 1965 opted to retire—George Bennetts (Labor), Anthony Loton (Country), Reg Mattiske (Liberal), James Murray (Liberal) and John Teahan (Labor).
Name Party Province Term expires Years in office Charles Abbey Liberal Central 196419651958–1977 Norm Baxter Country Central 196619651950–1958; 1960–1983 George Bennetts Labor South-East 196419651946–1965 Evan Davies[2] Labor West 1968 1947–1963 David Dellar[1] Labor North-East 196419651963–1965 Leslie Diver Country Central 1968 1952–1974 Jerry Dolan[2] Labor West 1968 1963–1974 Jim Garrigan Labor South-East 196619651954–1971 Arthur Griffith Liberal Suburban 196419651953–1977 William Hall[1] Labor North-East 1964 1938–1963 Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1968 1936–1968 Jack Heitman[3] Country Midland 196419651963–1977 James Hislop Liberal Metropolitan 196419651941–1971 Ruby Hutchinson Labor Suburban 196619651954–1971 Arthur Jones Country Midland 1968 1950–1967 Frederick Lavery Labor West 196419651952–1971 Les Logan Country Midland 196619681947–1974 Anthony Loton Country South 196419651944–1965 Graham MacKinnon Liberal South-West 1968 1956–1986 Reg Mattiske Liberal Metropolitan 196619651956–1965 James Murray Liberal South-West 196419651951–1965 Herbert R. Robinson Liberal Suburban 1968 1962–1968 Charles Simpson[3] Country Midland 1964 1946–1963 Harry Strickland Labor North 1968 1950–1970 Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 1968 1962–1980 John Teahan Labor North-East 196619651954–1965 Ronald Thompson Labor West 196619681959–1980 Sydney Thompson Country South 196619681960–1974 Jack Thomson Country South 1968 1950–1974 Keith Watson Liberal Metropolitan 1968 1948–1968 William Willesee Labor North 196619681954–1974 Francis Drake Willmott Liberal South-West 196619681955–1974 Frank Wise Labor North 196419651956–1971 Notes
- 1 On 1 May 1963, North-East Province Labor MLC William Hall died. Labor candidate David Dellar won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1963.
- 2 On 10 April 1963, West Province Labor MLC Evan Davies died. Labor candidate Jerry Dolan won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1963.
- 3 On 12 June 1963, Midland Province Country MLC Charles Simpson died. Liberal candidate Jack Heitman won the resulting by-election on 17 August 1963.
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. (especially p. 6)
- 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.
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