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.

Name Party Province Term expires Years in office
Charles Abbey Liberal West 1977 1958–1977
Norm Baxter Country Central 1977 1950–1958; 1960–1983
George Berry Liberal Lower North 1980 1968–1980
Roy Claughton Labor North Metropolitan 1980 1968–1980
Don Cooley Labor North-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1977 1971–1989
Stan Dellar Labor Lower North 1977 1971–1977
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1977 1971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1977 1965–1987
Harry Gayfer Country Central 1980 1974–1989
Arthur Griffith Liberal North Metropolitan 1977 1953–1977
Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 1977 1965–1997
Jack Heitman Country Upper West 1977 1963–1977
Thomas Knight Liberal South 1980 1974–1986
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 1977 1971–1983
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 1980 1974–1989
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 1980 1974–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 1980 1956–1986
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 1977 1965–1983
Gordon Masters Liberal West 1980 1974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1980 1968–1986
Thomas Perry Country Lower Central 1977 1965–1977
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 1980 1974–1986
Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 1980 1962–1980
Ronald Thompson Labor South Metropolitan 1980 1959–1980
John Tozer Liberal North 1980 1974–1980
Grace Vaughan Labor South-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1977 1971–1989
Bill Withers Liberal North 1977 1971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 1977 1971–1993

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.