Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1936–1938

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1936 to 21 May 1938. 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.

Terms expiring in 1942 and thereafter were extended due to World War II by the Legislative Council (Postponement of Election) Act 1941 (No. 50 of 1941), which was given assent on 16 January 1942.

Name Party Province Term
expires 		Years in office
Edward Angelo Nationalist North 1940 1934–1940
Charles Baxter Country East 1938 1914–1950
Leonard Bolton Nationalist Metropolitan 1942* 1932–1948
Alec Clydesdale Labor Metropolitan-Suburban 1938 1932–1938
James Cornell Nationalist South 1942* 1912–1946
Les Craig Nationalist South-West 1942* 1934–1956
John Drew Labor Central 1942* 1900–1918; 1924–1947
Charles Elliott[2] Nationalist North-East 1938 1934–1938
James Franklin Nationalist Metropolitan 1940 1928–1940
Gilbert Fraser Labor West 1940 1928–1958
Edmund Gray Labor West 1938 1923–1952
Edmund Hall Country Central 1940 1928–1947
Vernon Hamersley Country East 1940 1904–1946
Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1942* 1936–1968
Joseph Holmes Independent North 1938 1914–1942
Sir John Kirwan Independent South 1938 1908–1946
William Kitson[1] Labor West 1942* 1924–1947
James Macfarlane Nationalist Metropolitan-Suburban 1942* 1922–1928; 1930–1942
William Mann Nationalist South-West 1938 1926–1951
George Miles Ind. Nat. North 1942* 1916–1950
Thomas Moore Labor Central 1938 1920–1926; 1932–1946
John Nicholson Nationalist Metropolitan 1938 1918–1941
Hubert Parker Nationalist Metropolitan-Suburban 1940 1934–1954
Harold Piesse Ind. Country South-East 1938 1932–1946
Harold Seddon Nationalist North-East 1940 1922–1954
Alec Thomson Country South-East 1942* 1931–1950
Hobart Tuckey Nationalist South-West 1940 1934–1951
Charles Williams Labor South 1940 1928–1948
Charles Wittenoom Country South-East 1940 1928–1940
Garnet Barrington Wood Country East 1942* 1936–1952

Notes

1 On 27 August 1936, West Province Labor MLC William Kitson was appointed Chief Secretary in the new Ministry led by John Willcock. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 4 September 1936.
2 On 23 March 1938, North-East Province Nationalist MLC Charles Elliott died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 7 May 1938 Council elections.

Sources

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  • 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.