Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1900–1902
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
from 14 May 1900 to 12 May 1902. The chamber had 24 seats made up of eight provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election. The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1899, which took effect after the 1900 election, created two new electorates—Metropolitan-Suburban Province
and South Province—which had their inaugural elections on 29 August and 5 September 1900 respectively with terms expiring in 1906, 1904 and 1902.
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...
from 14 May 1900 to 12 May 1902. The chamber had 24 seats made up of eight provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election. The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1899, which took effect after the 1900 election, created two new electorates—Metropolitan-Suburban Province
Metropolitan-Suburban Province
The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899, and became effective on 29 August 1900 following a special election to...
and South Province—which had their inaugural elections on 29 August and 5 September 1900 respectively with terms expiring in 1906, 1904 and 1902.
Name | Province | Term expires |
Years in office |
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George Bellingham | South | 1902 | 1900–1908 |
Henry Briggs | West | 1904 | 1896–1919 |
Thomas Brimage | South | 1906 | 1900–1912 |
William Brookman | Metropolitan-Suburban Metropolitan-Suburban Province The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899, and became effective on 29 August 1900 following a special election to... |
1906 | 1900–1903 |
Richard Burges | East | 1904 | 1894–1903 |
Ephraim Clarke | South-West | 1902 | 1901–1921 |
James Connolly | North-East | 1902 | 1901–1914 |
Frederick Crowder Frederick Crowder Frederick Crowder may refer to:* Petre Crowder, Petre Crowder, British politician* Frederick Crowder , English cricketer* Frederick Crowder , Western Australian politician... |
East | 1902 | 1894–1900; 1901–1902 |
Charles Dempster Charles Dempster Charles Stewart 'Stewie' Dempster was a former New Zealand cricketer and coach... |
East | 1906 | 1873–1874; 1894–1907 |
John Drew | Central | 1906 | 1900–1918; 1924–1947 |
John Glowrey | South | 1904 | 1900–1904; 1906–1912 |
John Winthrop Hackett | South-West | 1906 | 1890–1916 |
Richard Septimus Haynes | Central | 1902 | 1896–1902 |
Samuel Haynes | South-East | 1904 | 1894–1910 |
Adam Jameson | Metropolitan-Suburban Metropolitan-Suburban Province The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899, and became effective on 29 August 1900 following a special election to... |
1904 | 1900–1903 |
Arthur Jenkins | North-East | 1904 | 1898–1904; 1908–1917 |
Alfred Kidson | West | 1902 | 1895–1902 |
Robert Laurie | West | 1906 | 1901–1912 |
Henry Lukin | East | 1902 | 1899–1901 |
Donald MacKay Donald Mackay Donald Bruce Mackay was an Australian anti-drugs campaigner who came to fame in 1977 through the circumstances of his murder.Mackay was born in Griffith and raised in Sydney... |
North | 1902 | 1896–1902 |
Edward McLarty | South-West | 1904 | 1894–1916 |
Wesley Maley | South-East | 1906 | 1900–1909 |
Alexander Matheson Alexander Matheson (Australian politician) Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was the son of Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet, a Scottish member of the House of Commons. Educated in England at Harrow School, he migrated to Australia in 1894, becoming a commercial agent and company... |
North-East | 1902 | 1897–1901 |
Matthew Moss | West | 1906 | 1900–1901; 1902–1914 |
Con O'Brien Con O'Brien Cornelius O'Brien was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1921 with the New York Brickley Giants and in first American Football League with the Boston Bulldogs in 1926.... |
Central | 1904 | 1901–1904; 1908–1914 |
Charles Piesse | South-East | 1902 | 1894–1914 |
George Randell George Randell George Randell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1873–1875 and 1880–1890, then when representative self-government was achieved in 1890, won the seat of Moore in the new Legislative Assembly... |
Metropolitan Metropolitan Province The Metropolitan Province was a multi-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1893, and became effective on 22 May 1894 following the first council elections following... |
1904 | 1875–1878; 1880–1890; 1893–1894; 1897–1910 |
John Richardson | North | 1904 | 1894–1904 |
Henry Saunders Henry Saunders Henry John Saunders was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he was educated in Bristol at Clifton College before becoming a civil engineer. In 1884 he migrated to Australia. He was involved in local politics and sat on Perth City Council, serving as mayor in 1895; he was also a... |
Metropolitan Metropolitan Province The Metropolitan Province was a multi-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1893, and became effective on 22 May 1894 following the first council elections following... |
1902 | 1894–1902; 1918–1919 |
Sir George Shenton George Shenton Sir George Shenton was a prominent businessman in colonial Western Australia, the first Mayor of Perth, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for over thirty years.-Early and family life:... |
Metropolitan Metropolitan Province The Metropolitan Province was a multi-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1893, and became effective on 22 May 1894 following the first council elections following... |
1906 | 1870–1873; 1875–1906 |
Charles Sommers | North-East | 1906 | 1900–1918 |
James Speed | Metropolitan-Suburban Metropolitan-Suburban Province The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899, and became effective on 29 August 1900 following a special election to... |
1902 | 1900–1902 |
William Spencer | South-West | 1902 | 1896–1901 |
Frank Stone | North | 1906 | 1894–1906 |
Frederic Whitcombe Frederic Whitcombe Frederic Whitcombe was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1898 to 1900.... |
Central | 1904 | 1898–1900 |