Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1962–1965
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
from 22 May 1962 to 21 May 1965.
Significant changes occurred to the structure of the Legislative Council and the manner of voting during the term. The Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963 (No.72 of 1963) abolished the 10 three-member provinces which had existed almost unaltered since 1900, and created 15 new two-member provinces. Voting became compulsory and the property franchise was abolished, and the practice of having separate Legislative Council elections in May of every even-numbered year was abolished—the Council's members would now go to the voters at the same elections as members of the Legislative Assembly
, although the rotational system where one member per province would retire at each election remained in effect, and unlike the Assembly, the Council's term still expired on 22 May every three years.
A number of transitional arrangements were necessary to put these changes into effect. Those who had terms expiring on 21 May 1964, and five of the ten whose terms were to expire on 21 May 1966 (those who had the lowest winning margins at the 1960 election) would retire on 21 May 1965. The remaining 15 members were eligible to be appointed to new provinces for terms expiring on 21 May 1968. Five of the 15 members whose terms expired in 1965 opted to retire—George Bennetts (Labor), Anthony Loton (Country), Reg Mattiske (Liberal), James Murray (Liberal) and John Teahan (Labor).
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 1962 to 21 May 1965.
Significant changes occurred to the structure of the Legislative Council and the manner of voting during the term. The Constitution Acts Amendment Act (No.2) 1963 (No.72 of 1963) abolished the 10 three-member provinces which had existed almost unaltered since 1900, and created 15 new two-member provinces. Voting became compulsory and the property franchise was abolished, and the practice of having separate Legislative Council elections in May of every even-numbered year was abolished—the Council's members would now go to the voters at the same elections as members of 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....
, although the rotational system where one member per province would retire at each election remained in effect, and unlike the Assembly, the Council's term still expired on 22 May every three years.
A number of transitional arrangements were necessary to put these changes into effect. Those who had terms expiring on 21 May 1964, and five of the ten whose terms were to expire on 21 May 1966 (those who had the lowest winning margins at the 1960 election) would retire on 21 May 1965. The remaining 15 members were eligible to be appointed to new provinces for terms expiring on 21 May 1968. Five of the 15 members whose terms expired in 1965 opted to retire—George Bennetts (Labor), Anthony Loton (Country), Reg Mattiske (Liberal), James Murray (Liberal) and John Teahan (Labor).
Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Years in office |
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Charles Abbey | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
Central | |
1958–1977 |
Norm Baxter | Country National Party of Western Australia The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity.... |
Central | |
1950–1958; 1960–1983 |
George Bennetts | 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... |
South-East | |
1946–1965 |
Evan Davies | Labor | West | 1968 | 1947–1963 |
David Dellar | Labor | North-East | |
1963–1965 |
Leslie Diver | Country | Central | 1968 | 1952–1974 |
Jerry Dolan Jerry Dolan John "Jerry" Dolan was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the West Australian Football League before becoming a politician. He played for as well as coached East Fremantle and was also a coach at East Perth... |
Labor | West | 1968 | 1963–1974 |
Jim Garrigan | Labor | South-East | |
1954–1971 |
Arthur Griffith Arthur Griffith (Australian politician) Sir Arthur Frederick Griffith was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1953 representing the seat of Canning, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Suburban and North Metropolitan provinces from... |
Liberal | 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... |
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1953–1977 |
William Hall | Labor | North-East | 1964 | 1938–1963 |
Eric Heenan Eric Heenan (politician) Born: 29 April 1900, Kanowna, Western Australia to Michael Joseph Heenan and Josephine Frances .Educated CBC Wakefield Street Adelaide, South Australia,Articled to Neville Heenan in NorthamPracticed Law in the Western Australian goldfields and Perth... |
Labor | North-East | 1968 | 1936–1968 |
Jack Heitman | Country | Midland | |
1963–1977 |
James Hislop | 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... |
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1941–1971 |
Ruby Hutchinson | Labor | 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... |
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1954–1971 |
Arthur Jones | Country | Midland | 1968 | 1950–1967 |
Frederick Lavery | Labor | West | |
1952–1971 |
Les Logan | Country | Midland | |
1947–1974 |
Anthony Loton | Country | South | |
1944–1965 |
Graham MacKinnon | Liberal | South-West | 1968 | 1956–1986 |
Reg Mattiske | 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... |
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1956–1965 |
James Murray | Liberal | South-West | |
1951–1965 |
Herbert R. Robinson | Liberal | 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... |
1968 | 1962–1968 |
Charles Simpson | Country | Midland | 1964 | 1946–1963 |
Harry Strickland | Labor | North | 1968 | 1950–1970 |
Claude Stubbs | Labor | South-East | 1968 | 1962–1980 |
John Teahan | Labor | North-East | |
1954–1965 |
Ronald Thompson | Labor | West | |
1959–1980 |
Sydney Thompson | Country | South | |
1960–1974 |
Jack Thomson | Country | South | 1968 | 1950–1974 |
Keith Watson | 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... |
1968 | 1948–1968 |
William Willesee | Labor | North | |
1954–1974 |
Francis Drake Willmott | Liberal | South-West | |
1955–1974 |
Frank Wise Frank Wise Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO was an Australian Labor Party politician and the 16th Premier of Western Australia. He took office on 31 July 1945 in the closing stages of the Second World War, following the resignation of his predecessor due to ill health... |
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... |
North | |
1956–1971 |