Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1904–1906
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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 30 May 1904 to 21 May 1906. The chamber had thirty 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 Province Term
expires
Years in office
George Bellingham  South  1908 1900–1908
Henry Briggs  West  1910 1896–1919
Thomas Brimage  South  1906 1900–1912
Ephraim Clarke  South-West  1908 1901–1921
James Connolly  North-East  1908 1901–1914
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 Winthrop Hackett  South-West  1906 1890–1916
Vernon Hamersley
Vernon Hamersley
Vernon Hamersley served the longest term ever as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.-Life and career:...

East  1910 1904–1946
Samuel Haynes  South-East  1910 1894–1910
Edward Keane East  1910 1886–1890; 1904
Walter Kingsmill
Walter Kingsmill
Sir Walter Kingsmill was an Australian politician.Born in Glenelg, South Australia, he was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide before becoming a geologist. Moving to Western Australia in 1888, he became a mine manager...

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...

 
1910 1903–1922
Zebina Lane  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...

 
1908 1903–1908
Joseph Langsford  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 1904–1911
Robert Laurie  West  1906 1901–1912
William Loton
William Loton
Sir William Thorley Loton , was an Australian politician.-Early life:Born at Dilhorne in Staffordshire, England on 11 June 1839, William Loton was the son of publican and farmer Joseph Loton. He was educated by private tutor, but abandoned his schooling at the age of 14 to join the London firm of...

 
East  1908 1889–1890; 1898–1900;
1902–1908
Robert McKenzie  North-East  1910 1904–1916
Edward McLarty  South-West  1910 1894–1916
Wesley Maley  South-East  1906 1900–1909
Matthew Moss  West  1908 1900–1901; 1902–1914
William Oats  South  1910 1904–1910
William Patrick  Central  1910 1904–1916
Charles Piesse  South-East  1908 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...

 
1910 1875–1878; 1880–1890;
1893–1894; 1897–1910
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
Robert Frederick Sholl  North  1910 1886–1890; 1904–1909
Charles Sommers  North-East  1906 1900–1918
Joseph Thomson  Central  1908 1902–1908
Frank Stone  North  1906 1894–1906
Sir Edward Wittenoom
Edward Wittenoom
Sir Edward Charles Wittenoom KCMG was an Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for thirty four years.- Early life :...

 
North  1908 1883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934
James Wright  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...

1908 1902–1908
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