This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

between the 1901 election

Western Australian state election, 1901

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 24 April 1901 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly...

 and the 1904 election, together known as the Fourth Parliament.

The names of parliamentary groupings, which were not formalised parties, were established prior to the 1901 election, with Ministerialists being those sympathetic to former Premier

Premier of Western Australia

The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...

 John Forrest

John Forrest

Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....

, and Oppositionists and Independents defined accordingly. With the exit of Forrest from state politics following his successful shift to the federal Division of Swan

Division of Swan

The Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The division is named after the Swan River.For several decades, it has been a marginal seat, extending along the Swan and Canning Rivers from the affluent suburbs in the City of South Perth to the west, which...

, the Ministerial group was defeated in the election and had no obvious choice of leader, but the Opposition, led by George Leake

George Leake

George Leake CMG QC was Premier of Western Australia from 27 May 1901 to 21 November 1901, and again from 23 December 1901 until his death on 24 June 1902.-Early life:...

, did not have sufficient numbers to govern in its own right. The failure of the Morgans Ministry

Morgans ministry

The Morgans Ministry was the fourth ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Alf Morgans of the Ministerialist faction. It succeeded the First Leake Ministry on 21 November 1901, and was followed by the Second Leake Ministry on 23 December 1901....

 in December 1901 after less than a month in office and the unprecedented defeat of three of its Ministers in ministerial by-elections allowed an Opposition-led government with Labour support to govern until the 1904 election with a reasonable level of stability. Therefore, the "Opposition" were in government and the "Ministerial" group was in opposition for most of the period. Bolton and Mozley (1961) introduce the terminology "Forrest party" and "Leake party", but these were not used by either the press or the groupings themselves.

Name	Party	District Electoral districts of Western Australia The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....	Years in office
William Atkins	Independent	Murray	1902–1904
Thomas Bath	Labour Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Hannans Electoral district of Hannans Hannans was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1956.The district was located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, and was based in the city of Kalgoorlie and surrounding mining districts, and was one of several districts...	1902–1914
Richard Burges	Ministerial	York Electoral district of York York was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of York lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.York was abolished at the...	1903–1905
William Butcher William Butcher William James Burchell Butcher , Australian politician, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for twelve years....	Independent	Gascoyne Electoral district of Gascoyne Gascoyne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989.The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north-west of the state...	1901–1911; 1915–1917
Francis Connor	Independent	East Kimberley Electoral district of East Kimberley East Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the eastern part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1893–1905
Henry Daglish Henry Daglish Henry Daglish was the sixth Premier of Western Australia and the state's first Labor Premier.Henry Daglish was born in Ballarat West, Victoria on 18 November 1866. He was educated in Geelong, and attended Melbourne University...	Labour	Subiaco Electoral district of Subiaco The Electoral district of Subiaco was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for the inner western Perth suburb of Subiaco, which fell within its borders...	1901–1911
Arthur Diamond	Independent	South Fremantle Electoral district of South Fremantle South Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in urban South Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1901–1906
Denis Doherty	Ministerial	North Fremantle Electoral district of North Fremantle North Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1911.Based in urban North Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1897–1903
John Ewing	Ministerial/Opposition	South West Mining	1901–1904; 1905–1908
John Ferguson	Opposition	North Fremantle Electoral district of North Fremantle North Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1911.Based in urban North Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1903–1904
Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest CMG, was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia, as well as a politician.-Early life:Forrest was born at Picton, near Bunbury in Western Australia, the son of William and Margaret Forrest...	Ministerial	West Kimberley Electoral district of West Kimberley West Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1901
John Foulkes	Ministerial	Claremont Electoral district of Claremont Claremont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1968.Located in the affluent western suburbs of Perth, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties...	1902–1911
Hon James Gardiner James Gardiner (Australian politician) The Hon. James Gardiner was treasurer of Western Australia from July 1902 to April 1904, and June 1917 to April 1919.-Early life:...	Opposition	Albany Electoral district of Albany The Electoral district of Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been...	1901–1904; 1914–1921
William James George	Opposition	Murray	1895–1902; 1909–1930
William Gordon	Ministerial	Canning Electoral district of Canning The Electoral district of Canning was an electorate in the state of Western Australia. The electorate, which was named for the Canning River which ran through the electorate, was first contested at the 1897 elections and was abolished in the 1988 redistribution...	1901–1911
Hon Henry Gregory Henry Gregory (politician) Henry Gregory was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, where he was educated, he moved to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. He became Mayor of Menzies Shire as well as a stockbroker, farmer and press proprietor...	Opposition	North Coolgardie Electoral district of North Coolgardie North Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, and was represented in that time by Henry Gregory...	1897–1911
Charles Harper Charles Harper (newspaper owner) Charles Harper was a pastoralist, newspaper proprieter and politician in colonial Western Australia.-Biography:...	Ministerial/Opposition	Beverley Electoral district of Beverley Beverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of Beverley lying to the east of Perth...	1890–1905
Albert Hassell	Opposition	Plantagenet Electoral district of Plantagenet Plantagenet was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.The district, located in the Great Southern area of the state and centred on the town of Mount Barker and other settlements close to Albany, was one of the original 30...	1890–1904
Robert Hastie Robert Hastie Robert Hastie was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Kanowna in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1905. He was Minister for Justice and Mines from 1904 to 1905 and Minister for Justice and Labour in 1905....	Labour	Kanowna Electoral district of Kanowna Kanowna was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1950.The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Kanowna. It was held by the Labor Party at all times...	1901–1905
Thomas Hayward	Ministerial	Bunbury Electoral district of Bunbury The Electoral district of Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1901–1911
John Sydney Hicks	Independent	Roebourne Electoral district of Roebourne The Electoral district of Roebourne was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. It was named for the town of Roebourne and was created in 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election....	1901–1908
John Higham	Ministerial	Fremantle Electoral district of Fremantle Fremantle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is located in the inner south-west of Perth, centring on the port of Fremantle....	1896–1904
John Holman	Labour	North Murchison Electoral district of North Murchison North Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, but had three members and staged two by-elections in that...	1901–1921; 1923–1925
Hon Joseph Holmes	Opposition	East Fremantle Electoral district of East Fremantle East Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911.Based in urban East Fremantle, the district was first contested at the 1897 state election. Its first member was Ministerialist Joseph Holmes who was defeated by...	1897–1904; 1905–1906
Hon John Marquis Hopkins John Marquis Hopkins John Marquis Hopkins was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing Boulder from 1901 to 1905 and Beverley from 1908 to 1910. In 1910 he was gaoled for five years for uttering....	Opposition	Boulder Electoral district of Boulder Boulder was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1977.The district was located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, and was based in the town of Boulder and its suburbs...	1901–1905; 1908–1910
Robert Hutchinson Robert Hutchinson (Australian politician) Robert David Hutchinson was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 until 1904 representing the seat of Geraldton.-Biography:...	Opposition	Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1900–1904
Hon Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth , Australian politician, was a Member of Parliament in two Australian states, and a government minister in Western Australia...	Opposition	Cue Electoral district of Cue Cue was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1930.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It was held by the Labor Party for all but the first term of its existence....	1894–1904
James Isdell	Independent	Pilbara	1903–1906
Mathieson Jacoby	Opposition	Swan Electoral district of Swan Swan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950 and again from 1962 to 1983....	1901–1905; 1908–1911
Hon Walter James Walter James Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC was the fifth Premier of Western Australia and an ardent supporter of the federation movement....	Opposition	East Perth Electoral district of East Perth East Perth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in inner urban Perth, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district's member from 1894 to 1904 was Walter James,...	1894–1904
William Johnson	Labour	Kalgoorlie Electoral district of Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district includes not only the town of Kalgoorlie, but significant parts of the outback in central and eastern Western Australia....	1901–1905; 1906–1917; 1924–1948
Hon 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...	Opposition	Pilbara	1897–1903
Hon George Leake George Leake George Leake CMG QC was Premier of Western Australia from 27 May 1901 to 21 November 1901, and again from 23 December 1901 until his death on 24 June 1902.-Early life:...	Opposition	West Perth Electoral district of West Perth The Electoral district of West Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the west of the central business district of Perth....	1894–1900; 1901–1902
Hon James George Lee-Steere James George Lee-Steere Sir James George Lee Steere KCMG was a Western Australian politician and a prominent member of the six hungry families....	Ministerial	Nelson Electoral district of Nelson Nelson was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based in the south-western part of Western Australia, including towns such as Manjimup and Pemberton, and was named for the Nelson land district which formed...	1890–1903
Francis McDonald	Opposition	Cockburn Sound Electoral district of Cockburn Sound Cockburn Sound was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.Located south of Fremantle, the district existed for just one term. In that time, it was represented by Opposition politician Francis McDonald.-Members:...	1901–1904
George McWilliams	Opposition	North Perth Electoral district of North Perth The Electoral district of North Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the north of the central business district of Perth....	1901–1904
Frederick Monger	Ministerial	York Electoral district of York York was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of York lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.York was abolished at the...	1892–1903; 1905–1914
Frederick Moorhead	Ministerial	North Murchison Electoral district of North Murchison North Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, but had three members and staged two by-elections in that...	1899–1901
Charles Moran	Independent	West Perth Electoral district of West Perth The Electoral district of West Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the west of the central business district of Perth....	1894–1901; 1902–1905
Alf Morgans Alf Morgans Alfred Edward Morgans was Premier of Western Australia for just 32 days, from 21 November to 23 December 1901.-Early life and career:...	Ministerial	Coolgardie Electoral district of Coolgardie Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1930.The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Coolgardie. Its first member was Alf Morgans who served briefly as Premier of Western...	1897–1904
John Nanson	Ministerial	Murchison	1901–1905; 1908–1914
William Oats	Independent	Yilgarn Electoral district of Yilgarn Yilgarn was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1894 to 1930.First created for the 1894 state election, the district was located in the Goldfields region. At the 1930 state election, the district was amalgamated with the neighbouring...	1897–1904
Michael O'Connor Michael O'Connor (Australian politician) Michael O'Connor was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904.- Early life :...	Ministerial	Moore Electoral district of Moore Moore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. It its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election....	1901–1904
Samuel J. Phillips	Ministerial	Irwin Electoral district of Irwin Irwin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.Based in the state's Mid West agricultural region and centred on the town of Dongara, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1904
Hon Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse, CMG was a farmer, businessman and politician who is credited with much of the early development of the region around Katanning, Western Australia....	Ministerial	Williams Electoral district of Williams (Western Australia) Williams was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.A rural district named for the town of Williams in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, it was one of the original 30 districts contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1909
Sydney Piggott	Ministerial	West Kimberley Electoral district of West Kimberley West Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1901–1904
William Purkiss William Purkiss William Morton Purkiss was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904.Born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1844, Purkiss was the son of draper William Morton Purkiss and Ann Jean nee Walker. He was educated at Horton College in the town of Ross, then emigrated to New Zealand...	Ministerial	Perth Electoral district of Perth The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...	1901–1904
Timothy Quinlan Timothy Quinlan Timothy Francis Quinlan, CMG was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1911, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1905 to 1911....	Ministerial	Toodyay Electoral district of Toodyay Toodyay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1977.The district was based on the town of Toodyay lying to the north-east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.The district was...	1890–1894; 1897–1911
Hon Cornthwaite Rason Cornthwaite Rason Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason , better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia....	Ministerial/Opposition	Guildford Electoral district of Guildford Guildford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1962.Known as Guildford-Midland from 1930 onwards, the district was located in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth.-History:...	1897–1906
Fergie Reid	Labour	Mount Burges Electoral district of Mount Burges Mount Burges was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was represented in that time by Labor member Fergie...	1901–1904
John Reside	Labor	Hannans Electoral district of Hannans Hannans was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1956.The district was located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, and was based in the city of Kalgoorlie and surrounding mining districts, and was one of several districts...	1901–1902
William Sayer	Ministerial	Claremont Electoral district of Claremont Claremont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1968.Located in the affluent western suburbs of Perth, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties...	1901–1902
Henry Teasdale Smith	Ministerial	Wellington Electoral district of Wellington (Western Australia) Wellington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district had three incarnations and was based in the south-west of the state.-Members:...	1901–1904
Richard Speight Richard Speight Richard Speight was an English-born railway commissioner in Victoria, Australia. After a career in railway management in England, he accepted the new post of railway commissioner of the Railways Department of Victoria, in 1883. He was tasked with implementing the Railway Construction Act 1884,...	Opposition	North Perth Electoral district of North Perth The Electoral district of North Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the north of the central business district of Perth....	1901
Patrick Stone Patrick Stone Patrick Stone was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904, and from 1905 to 1908....	Independent	Greenough Electoral district of Greenough Greenough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 2008.Greenough was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district was based in the northern part of Western Australia's Wheatbelt region...	1901–1904; 1905–1908
George Taylor	Labour	Mount Margaret Electoral district of Mount Margaret Mount Margaret was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1930, located in what is now the Shire of Laverton in the northeastern Goldfields region....	1901–1930
Albert Thomas	Independent	Dundas Electoral district of Dundas (Western Australia) Dundas was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911.First created for the 1897 state election, the district was located in the Goldfields region...	1901–1905
Hon George Throssell George Throssell George Lionel Throssell, CMG was the second Premier of Western Australia. He served for just three months, from 15 February 1901 until 27 May 1901 during a period of great instability in Western Australian politics....	Ministerial	Northam Electoral district of Northam Northam was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1974.The district was based on the town of Northam lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district was abolished...	1890–1904
John Walter	Ministerial	Nelson Electoral district of Nelson Nelson was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based in the south-western part of Western Australia, including towns such as Manjimup and Pemberton, and was named for the Nelson land district which formed...	1903–1904
Frank Wilson	Opposition	Perth Electoral district of Perth The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...	1897–1901; 1904–1917
Henry Yelverton Henry Yelverton (Australian politician) Henry John Yelverton was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1901 to 1904.The son of a timber miller, Henry Yelverton was born in Fremantle, Western Australia on 6 April 1854. He was educated at the Christian Brothers College before entering his father's business as a...	Ministerial	Sussex Electoral district of Sussex Sussex was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based in south-western Western Australia, including areas such as Busselton and Margaret River, and was named for the Sussex land district which formed its...	1901–1904

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