Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1952–1954

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
Don 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
Ray 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

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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

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  • 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 0-909779-18-X.
  • Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume Two, 1930-1990 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.