- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1977 to 21 May 1980. The chamber had 32 seats made up of 16 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election. A new province, East Metropolitan, was added at the 1977 election. During the term, the National Country Party split in two over the issue of coalition with the Liberal Party, with supporters of the Coalition remaining in the National Country Party (NCP), and opponents creating a new National Party (NP). They reunited in 1985.
Name Party Province Term expires Years in office Norm Baxter National/NCP Central 1983 1950–1958; 1960–1983 George Berry Liberal Lower North 1980 1968–1980 Roy Claughton Labor North Metropolitan 1980 1968–1980 Don Cooley Labor North-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980 Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989 Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1983 1971–1986 Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1983 1965–1987 Harry Gayfer National/NCP Central 1980 1974–1989 Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 1983 1965–1997 Bob Hetherington Labor East Metropolitan 1980 1977–1989 Thomas Knight Liberal South 1980 1974–1986 Ron Leeson Labor South-East 1983 1971–1983 Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 1980 1974–1989 Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 1980 1974–1993 Fred McKenzie Labor East Metropolitan 1983 1977–1993 Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 1980 1956–1986 Thomas McNeil National/NP Upper West 1983 1977–1989 Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 1983 1965–1983 Gordon Masters Liberal West 1980 1974–1989 Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1980 1968–1986 Norman Moore Liberal Lower North 1983 1977–present Neil Oliver Liberal West 1983 1977–1989 Winifred Piesse National/NCP Lower Central 1983 1977–1983 Bob Pike Liberal North Metropolitan 1983 1977–1983; 1989–1994 Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 1980 1974–1986 Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 1980 1962–1980 Ronald Thompson Labor South Metropolitan 1980 1959–1980 John Tozer Liberal North 1980 1974–1980 Grace Vaughan Labor South-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980 Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989 Bill Withers Liberal North 1983 1971–1982 David Wordsworth Liberal South 1983 1971–1993 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
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of Western Australian parliaments by term
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