Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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Following are lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
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Prior to responsible government
Responsible government
Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy...
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- 1832–1870Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1832-1870Western Australia was a crown colony from its establishment in 1829 as the Swan River Colony until the advent of representative government in 1870. During this time executive and legislative power was vested in the Governor of Western Australia, but from 1832 he had Executive and Legislative...
- 1870–1872Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1870–1872This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from October 1870 to June 1872. The chamber had 18 members, as specified by the Legislative Council Act 1870 . Section 1 of this Act specified that a minimum of one-third of the Council would be appointed by the Crown...
- 1872–1874Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1872–1874This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from June 1872 to September 1874. The chamber had 18 members, as specified by the Legislative Council Act 1870 . Section 1 of this Act specified that a minimum of one-third of the Council would be appointed by the Crown...
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- 1884–1889
- 1889–1890
- 1890–1894Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1890–1894This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from December 1890 until July 1894.Prior to the passage of the Constitution Act 1889, Western Australia had a partly elected and partly nominated Legislative Council...
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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... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1938–1940 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1938 to 21 May 1940. 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... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1940–1944 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1940 to 21 May 1944. 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.On 16 January 1942,... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1944–1946 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1944 to 21 May 1946. 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.-Notes:... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1946–1948 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1946 to 21 May 1948. 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.-Notes:This is a... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1948–1950 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1948 to 21 May 1950. 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.... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1950–1952 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1950 to 21 May 1952. 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.Several of the... 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.-Notes:... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1954–1956 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1954 to 21 May 1956. 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.-Notes:This is a... 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.-Notes:This is a... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1958–1960 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1958 to 21 May 1960. 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.The Constitution... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1960–1962 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1960 to 21 May 1962. 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.The Constitution... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1962–1965 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1962 to 21 May 1965.Significant changes occurred to the structure of the Legislative Council and the manner of voting during the term... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1965–1968 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1965 to 21 May 1968.The term was the first to be conducted under the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1963 , which abolished the 10 three-member provinces which had existed almost unaltered since 1900 and replaced... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1968–1971 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1968 to 21 May 1971. The chamber had 30 seats made up of 15 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.-Notes:This is a list... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1971–1974 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1971 to 21 May 1974. The chamber had 30 seats made up of 15 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.-Notes:... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1974–1977 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1974 to 21 May 1977. The chamber had 30 seats made up of 15 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980 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... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1980–1983 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1980 to 21 May 1983. 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.-Notes:This is a list... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1983–1986 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1983 to 21 May 1986. The chamber had 34 seats made up of 17 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.-Notes:-Sources:... Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1986–1989 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1986 to 21 May 1989. The chamber had 34 seats made up of 17 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.During the term, the... |
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- 1989–1993Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1989–1993This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 1989 and 21 May 1993. This was the first membership of the Council to be elected under the multi-member electorate system established by the Acts Amendment Act 1987 where members were selected by proportional...
- 1993–1997Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1993–1997This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 1993 and 21 May 1997:-Notes:This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 1993 and 21 May 1997:-Notes:...
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- 2005–2009
- 2009–2013Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2009–2013This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 2009 and 21 May 2013:# Labor MLC Jock Ferguson died on 13 February 2010. Linda Savage was elected in a recount on 22 March 2010....