Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1956–1958

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1956 to 21 May 1958. 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[2] Labor North 1958 1952–1956
Norm Baxter Country Central 1958 1950–1958; 1960–1983
George Bennetts Labor South-East 1958 1946–1965
John Cunningham Liberal South-East 1962 1948–1954; 1955–1962
Evan Davies Labor West 1962 1947–1963
Leslie Diver Country Central 1962 1952–1974
Gilbert Fraser Labor West 1960 1928–1958
Jim Garrigan Labor South-East 1960 1954–1971
Arthur Griffith Liberal Suburban 1958 1953–1977
William Hall Labor North-East 1958 1938–1963
Eric Heenan Labor North-East 1962 1936–1968
James Hislop Liberal Metropolitan 1958 1941–1971
Ruby Hutchison Labor Suburban 1960 1954–1971
George Jeffery Labor Suburban 1962 1956–1962
Ray Jones Country Midland 1962 1950–1967
Sir Charles Latham Country Central 1960 1946–1960
Frederick Lavery Labor West 1958 1952–1971
Les Logan Country Midland 1960 1947–1974
Anthony Loton Country South 1958 1944–1965
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South-West 1962 1956–1986
Reg Mattiske[1] Liberal Metropolitan 1960 1956–1965
James Murray Liberal South-West 1958 1951–1965
Hugh Roche Country South 1960 1940–1960
Charles Simpson Liberal Midland 1958 1946–1963
Harry Strickland Labor North 1962 1950–1970
John Teahan Labor North-East 1960 1954–1965
Jack Thomson Country South 1962 1950–1974
Keith Watson Liberal Metropolitan 1962 1948–1968
William Willesee Labor North 1960 1954–1974
Francis Drake Willmott Liberal South-West 1960 1955–1974
Frank Wise[2] Labor North 1958 1956–1971

Notes

1 On 20 March 1956, Metropolitan Province Liberal MLC Harry Hearn had died. Liberal candidate Reg Mattiske won the resulting by-election on 9 June 1956.
2 On 18 July 1956, North Province Labor MLC Don Barker died. Labor candidate and former Premier Frank Wise won the resulting by-election on 22 September 1956.

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.