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.

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 1974 1968–1980
Roy Claughton Labor North Metropolitan 1974 1968–1980
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1977 1971–1989
Stan Dellar Labor Lower North 1977 1971–1977
Leslie Diver Country Central 1974 1952–1974
Jerry Dolan Labor South-East Metropolitan 1974 1963–1974
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1977 1971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1977 1965–1987
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 1977 1971–1983
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
John Hunt[1] Labor North 1974 1971–1974
Les Logan Country Upper West 1974 1947–1974
Graham MacKinnon Liberal Lower West 1974 1956–1986
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 1977 1965–1983
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1974 1968–1986
Thomas Perry Country Lower Central 1977 1965–1977
Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 1974 1962–1980
Ronald Thompson Labor South Metropolitan 1974 1959–1980
Sydney Thompson Country Lower Central 1974 1960–1974
Jack Thomson Country South 1974 1950–1974
Frederick White[1] Country West 1974 1967–1973
William Willesee Labor North-East Metropolitan 1974 1954–1974
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1977 1971–1989
Francis Drake Willmott Liberal South-West 1974 1955–1974
Bill Withers Liberal North 1977 1971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 1977 1971–1993

Notes

1 On 20 October 1973, West Province Country Party MLC Frederick White died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1974 election.

Sources

Members of the Parliament of Western Australia
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
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