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.
| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Baxter | National/NCP | Central | 1983 | 1950–1958; 1960–1983 |
| Joe Berinson | Labor | North-East Metropolitan | 1986 | 1980–1993 |
| James Brown | Labor | South-East | 1986 | 1980–1992 |
| Des Dans | Labor | South Metropolitan | 1983 | 1971–1989 |
| Peter Dowding | Labor | North | 1986 | 1980–1986 |
| Lyla Elliott | Labor | North-East Metropolitan | 1983 | 1971–1986 |
| Vic Ferry | Liberal | South-West | 1983 | 1965–1987 |
| Harry Gayfer | National/NCP | Central | 1986 | 1974–1989 |
| Clive Griffiths | Liberal | South-East Metropolitan | 1983 | 1965–1997 |
| Bob Hetherington | Labor | East Metropolitan | 1986 | 1977–1989 |
| Garry Kelly[1] | Labor | South Metropolitan | 1986 | 1982–1993 |
| Thomas Knight | Liberal | South | 1986 | 1974–1986 |
| Ron Leeson | Labor | South-East | 1983 | 1971–1983 |
| Sandy Lewis | Liberal | Lower Central | 1986 | 1974–1989 |
| Phil Lockyer | Liberal | Lower North | 1986 | 1980–1997 |
| Margaret McAleer | Liberal | Upper West | 1986 | 1974–1993 |
| Fred McKenzie | Labor | East Metropolitan | 1983 | 1977–1993 |
| Graham MacKinnon | Liberal | South West | 1986 | 1956–1986 |
| Tom McNeil | National/NP | Upper West | 1983 | 1977–1989 |
| Neil McNeill | Liberal | Lower West | 1983 | 1965–1983 |
| Gordon Masters | Liberal | West | 1986 | 1974–1989 |
| Ian Medcalf | Liberal | Metropolitan | 1986 | 1968–1986 |
| Norman Moore | Liberal | Lower North | 1983 | 1977–2013 |
| Neil Oliver | Liberal | West | 1983 | 1977–1989 |
| Howard Olney[1] | Labor | South Metropolitan | 1986 | 1980–1981 |
| Phillip Pendal | Liberal | South-East Metropolitan | 1986 | 1980–1993 |
| Winifred Piesse | National/NCP | Lower Central | 1983 | 1977–1983 |
| Bob Pike | Liberal | North Metropolitan | 1983 | 1977–1983; 1989–1994 |
| Ian Pratt | Liberal | Lower West | 1986 | 1974–1986 |
| Tom Stephens[2] | Labor | North | 1983 | 1982–2004 |
| Peter Wells | Liberal | North Metropolitan | 1986 | 1980–1986 |
| John Williams | Liberal | Metropolitan | 1983 | 1971–1989 |
| Bill Withers[2] | Liberal/Independent | North | 1983 | 1971–1982 |
| David Wordsworth | Liberal | South | 1983 | 1971–1993 |
Notes
edit- 1 On 16 December 1981, South Metropolitan Province Labor MLC Howard Olney resigned in order to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Labor candidate Garry Kelly won the resulting by-election on 13 March 1982.
- 2 On 21 May 1982, North Province MLC Bill Withers, who had been elected as a Liberal but had resigned from the party in May 1981, resigned. Labor candidate Tom Stephens won the resulting by-election on 31 July 1982.
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 (April 1982). "Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 1981". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 28 (1): 115–116. ISSN 0004-9522.
- 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.