Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1910–1912

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1910 to 21 May 1912. 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. Prior to the 1910 election, the Council had thought of itself as entirely independent from party politics, but with the election of Labor members to the Council and Labor's vigorous (and ultimately successful) campaign at the 1911 election for the Legislative Assembly, many of its members joined the newly formed Liberal Party which had emerged from the various National Political Leagues and Liberal Leagues.

Name Party Province Term
expires 		Years in office
Henry Briggs Liberal West 1916 1896–1919
Thomas Brimage Independent North-East 1912 1900–1912
Ephraim Clarke Liberal South-West 1914 1901–1921
James Connolly Liberal North-East 1914 1901–1914
Francis Connor Independent North 1912 1906–1916
Joseph Cullen Liberal South-East 1912 1909–1917
Frederick Davis[3] Labor Metropolitan-Suburban 1914 1911–1914
Jabez Dodd Labor South 1916 1910–1928
James Doland[3] Labor Metropolitan-Suburban 1912 1911–1912
John Drew[4] Labor Central 1912 1900–1918; 1924–1947
Douglas Gawler[1] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1916 1910–1915
John Glowrey Independent South 1912 1900–1904; 1906–1912
Sir John Winthrop Hackett Liberal South-West 1912 1890–1916
Vernon Hamersley Independent East 1916 1904–1946
Arthur Jenkins Liberal Metropolitan 1914 1898–1904; 1908–1917
Walter Kingsmill[1] Liberal Metropolitan 1916 1903–1922
John Kirwan Independent South 1914 1908–1946
Joseph Langsford[3] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1912 1904–1911
Robert Laurie Liberal West 1912 1901–1912
Cuthbert McKenzie Liberal South-East 1916 1910–1922
Robert McKenzie Liberal North-East 1916 1904–1916
Edward McLarty Liberal South-West 1916 1894–1916
Warren Marwick[2] Liberal East 1912 1910–1912
Matthew Moss Liberal West 1914 1900–1901; 1902–1914
Con O'Brien Labor Central 1914 1901–1904; 1908–1914
William Patrick Liberal Central 1916 1904–1916
Richard Pennefather Independent North 1914 1907–1914
Charles Piesse Liberal South-East 1914 1894–1914
Charles Sommers Liberal Metropolitan 1912 1900–1918
Sydney Stubbs[3] Liberal Metropolitan-Suburban 1914 1908–1911
George Throssell[2] East 1912 1907–1910
Thomas Wilding Liberal East 1914 1908–1914
Edward Wittenoom Liberal North 1916 1883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934

Notes

1 On 1 March 1910, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Walter Kingsmill resigned to contest a Senate seat in the federal election, and Douglas Gawler won the regular election for the seat on 23 March. Walter Kingsmill was subsequently elected at the regular Council election to a Metropolitan Province seat.
2 On 2 September 1910, East Province MLC George Throssell died. Warren Marwick won the resulting by-election on 26 September 1910.
3 On 22 September 1911, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Sydney Stubbs resigned to contest the Assembly seat of Wagin, which he went on to represent until 1947, and Joseph Langsford resigned to contest the Assembly seat of Claremont. Labor candidates Frederick Davis and James Doland respectively won the resulting by-elections on 2 November 1911.
4 On 7 October 1911, Central Province MLC John Drew was appointed Colonial Secretary in the new Ministry led by John Scaddan. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 17 October 1910.

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 0-909779-18-X.
  • Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.