Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1910–1912
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
from 22 May 1910 to 21 May 1912. The chamber had 30 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. Prior to the 1910 election, the Council had thought of itself as entirely independent from party politics, but with the election of Labor
members to the Council and Labor's vigorous (and ultimately successful) campaign at the 1911 election
for the Legislative Assembly
, many of its members joined the newly formed Liberal Party which had emerged from the various National Political Leagues and Liberal Leagues.
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 22 May 1910 to 21 May 1912. The chamber had 30 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. Prior to the 1910 election, the Council had thought of itself as entirely independent from party politics, but with the election of Labor
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...
members to the Council and Labor's vigorous (and ultimately successful) campaign at the 1911 election
Western Australian state election, 1911
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 3 October 1911 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Labor party, led by Opposition Leader John Scaddan, defeated the conservative Ministerialist government led by Premier Frank Wilson...
for the 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....
, many of its members joined the newly formed Liberal Party which had emerged from the various National Political Leagues and Liberal Leagues.
Name | Party | Province | Term expires |
Years in office |
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Henry Briggs | Liberal | West | 1916 | 1896–1919 |
Thomas Brimage | Independent | North-East | 1912 | 1900–1912 |
Ephraim Clarke | Liberal | South-West | 1914 | 1901–1921 |
James Connolly | Liberal | North-East | 1914 | 1901–1914 |
Francis Connor | Independent | North | 1912 | 1906–1916 |
Joseph Cullen Joseph Cullen Joseph Francis Cullen , Australian politician, was a Member of Parliament in New South Wales and Western Australia.... |
Liberal | South-East | 1912 | 1909–1917 |
Frederick Davis | Labor 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... |
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... |
1914 | 1911–1914 |
Jabez Dodd | Labor | South | 1916 | 1910–1928 |
James Doland James Doland James Alfred Doland was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for four months in 1911–12.The son of farmer Thomas Doland and Elizabeth née McGuffin, Doland was born in Albury, New South Wales on 26 April 1880. In 1889 he emigrated to Western Australia, working as a tailor at... |
Labor | 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... |
1912 | 1911–1912 |
John Drew | Labor | Central | 1912 | 1900–1918; 1924–1947 |
Douglas Gawler | Liberal | 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... |
1916 | 1910–1915 |
John Glowrey | Independent | South | 1912 | 1900–1904; 1906–1912 |
Sir John Winthrop Hackett | Liberal | South-West | 1912 | 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:... |
Independent | East | 1916 | 1904–1946 |
Arthur Jenkins | Liberal | 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... |
1914 | 1898–1904; 1908–1917 |
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... |
Liberal | 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... |
1916 | 1903–1922 |
John Kirwan | Independent | South | 1914 | 1908–1946 |
Joseph Langsford | Liberal | 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... |
1912 | 1904–1911 |
Robert Laurie | Liberal | West | 1912 | 1901–1912 |
Cuthbert McKenzie | Liberal | South-East | 1916 | 1910–1922 |
Robert McKenzie | Liberal | North-East | 1916 | 1904–1916 |
Edward McLarty | Liberal | South-West | 1916 | 1894–1916 |
Warren Marwick | Liberal | East | 1912 | 1910–1912 |
Matthew Moss | Liberal | West | 1914 | 1900–1901; 1902–1914 |
Con O'Brien Con O'Brien Cornelius O'Brien was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1921 with the New York Brickley Giants and in first American Football League with the Boston Bulldogs in 1926.... |
Labor | Central | 1914 | 1901–1904; 1908–1914 |
William Patrick | Liberal | Central | 1916 | 1904–1916 |
Richard Pennefather | Independent | North | 1914 | 1907–1914 |
Charles Piesse | Liberal | South-East | 1914 | 1894–1914 |
Charles Sommers | Liberal | 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... |
1912 | 1900–1918 |
Sydney Stubbs | Liberal | 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... |
1914 | 1908–1911 |
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.... |
East | 1912 | 1907–1910 | |
Thomas Wilding | Liberal | East | 1914 | 1908–1914 |
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 :... |
Liberal | North | 1916 | 1883–1884; 1885–1886; 1894–1898; 1902–1906; 1910–1934 |