Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2009–2013

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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...

between 22 May 2009 and 21 May 2013:

Name	Party	Region	Period in office
Hon Ken Baston Ken Baston Kenneth Charles Baston is the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Mining and Pastoral Region. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election he is a member of the Liberal Party....	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...	Mining and Pastoral Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral The electoral region of Mining and Pastoral is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the northern and eastern regions of the State. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...	2005–present
Hon Liz Behjat Liz Behjat Elizabeth Lloyd "Liz" Behjat is an Australian politician. She was born in Wolverhampton, England, and arrived in Western Australia in 1966. Prior to entering politics, she was an electorate officer....	Liberal	North Metropolitan Electoral region of North Metropolitan The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been...	2009–present
Hon Matt Benson-Lidholm Matt Benson-Lidholm Matthew Francis Benson-Lidholm born in Albany, Western Australia is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region and Deputy President of the Legislative Council...	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...	Agricultural Electoral region of Agricultural The electoral region of Agricultural is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state...	2005–present
Hon Helen Bullock Helen Bullock Helen Hong Hui Bullock is a Chinese-born Australian politician.Born in China, Bullock arrived in Western Australia on 28 January 1991. She was an accountant before entering politics, holding a Bachelor of Commerce and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business...	Labor	Mining and Pastoral	2009–present
Hon Robin Chapple Robin Chapple Robin Chapple is a Greens politician serving in the Western Australian Legislative Council. From 2001 to 2005 Chapple represented the Mining and Pastoral Region...	Greens Greens Western Australia The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. The Greens WA was formed following the merger of the WA Greens and the Green Earth Alliance...	Mining and Pastoral	2001–2005; 2009–present
Hon Jim Chown Jim Chown James Edward "Jim" Chown is an Australian politician. He was born in Sale, Victoria, and arrived in Western Australia in 1959. He was a farmer before entering politics....	Liberal	Agricultural	2009–present
Hon Peter Collier Peter Collier Peter Charles Collier is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the North Metropolitan region...	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2005–present
Hon Mia Davies Mia Davies Mia Jane Davies is an Australian politician.Born in Perth, Western Australia, she was a marketing and communications consultant before entering politics, holding a Bachelor of Marketing and Media. In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a National Party member,...	National 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....	Agricultural	2009–present
Hon Ed Dermer Ed Dermer Edmund Rupert Joseph "Ed" Dermer born 30 October 1957 in Subiaco, Western Australia is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region...	Labor	North Metropolitan	1996–present
Hon Kate Doust Kate Doust Catherine Esther Doust is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2001, representing the region of South Metropolitan.Doust was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia...	Labor	South Metropolitan Electoral region of South Metropolitan The electoral region of South Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the...	2001–present
Hon Wendy Duncan Wendy Duncan Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician from Western Australia. She has been a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2008, representing the region of Agricultural....	National	Mining and Pastoral	2008–present
Hon Phil Edman Phil Edman Phillip John "Phil" Edman is an Australian politician.Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, Edman arrived in Western Australia in 1976. He was a business proprietor before entering politics. He served as a councillor with the City of Rockingham from 2005 until 2009, during which time he received a...	Liberal	South Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Sue Ellery Sue Ellery Sue Ellery is a current Australian Labor Party MP serving the role of Minister for Child Protection; Communities; Women's Interests; Seniors and Volunteering in the state of Western Australia. She is the current Member for the South Metropolitan....	Labor	South Metropolitan	2001–present
Hon Brian Ellis Brian Ellis (politician) Brian Charles Ellis is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2007, representing the region of Agricultural....	Liberal	Agricultural	2007–present
Hon Donna Faragher Donna Faragher Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the region of East Metropolitan....	Liberal	East Metropolitan Electoral region of East Metropolitan The electoral region of East Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...	2005–present
Hon Adele Farina Adele Farina Adele Farina is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2001, representing South West Region...	Labor	South West Electoral region of South West The electoral region of South West is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state...	2001–present
Hon Jock Ferguson Jock Ferguson (Australian politician) John Kilday "Jock" Ferguson was a Scottish-born Australian politician.Quotes - "May we all see the day when the unity of the community and the workers become so strong that we see the end of unemployment and poverty in the midst of plenty , and it is replaced by a just and equitable that ensures a...	Labor	East Metropolitan	2009–2010
Hon Jon Ford	Labor	Mining and Pastoral	2001–present
Hon Philip Gardiner Philip Gardiner Philip Warren Gardiner is an Australian politician.Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was a farmer before entering politics; he held a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration...	National	Agricultural	2009–present
Hon Nick Goiran Nick Goiran Nicolas Pierre "Nick" Goiran is an Australian politician.Born in Sydney, New South Wales, he was a barrister and solicitor in private practice before entering politics, holding a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law. In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a...	Liberal	South Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Nigel Hallett Nigel Hallett Nigel Charles Hallett born in Bridgetown, Western Australia is the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the South West Region...	Liberal	South West	2005–present
Hon Alyssa Hayden Alyssa Hayden Alyssa Kathleen Hayden is an Australian politician.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Hayden was a proprietor of a small business and a Senate staff member before entering politics. In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal Party member, representing East...	Liberal	East Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Colin Holt Colin Holt (Australian politician) Colin James Holt is an Australian politician.Born in Goomalling, Western Australia, he was a community development consultant before entering politics. He also held a Bachelor of Science majoring in zoology. In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a National Party...	National	South West	2009–present
Hon Barry House Barry House Barry John House is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 1987, representing the region of South West.House was born in Busselton, Western Australia...	Liberal	South West	1987–present
Hon Lynn MacLaren Lynn MacLaren Lynn Ellen MacLaren is an Australian politician.On 15 February 2005, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Greens WA member for South Metropolitan Region, following Jim Scott's resignation to contest the lower house seat of Fremantle.MacLaren was defeated at the 2005...	Greens	South Metropolitan	2005; 2009–present
Hon Robyn McSweeney Robyn McSweeney Robyn Mary McSweeney is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2001, representing the region of South West....	Liberal	South West	2001–present
Hon Michael Mischin Michael Mischin Michael Mischin is an Australian politician.Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, he was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics, and was Senior State Prosecutor with the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia. He had received a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of...	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Norman Moore	Liberal	Mining and Pastoral	1977–present
Hon Helen Morton Helen Morton Helen Margaret Morton is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the region of East Metropolitan....	Liberal	East Metropolitan	2005–present
Hon Simon O'Brien Simon O'Brien (politician) The Hon. Simon O'Brien MLC is an Australian politician and Minister in the Western Australian Government.O'Brien was born in Subiaco, Western Australia and elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1996 for the term commencing 22 May 1997 on a Liberal Party ticket representing the...	Liberal	South Metropolitan	1997–present
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich Ljiljanna Ravlich Ljiljanna Ravlich is a Western Australian politician. She is currently an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and was most notable for being the Minister for Education during the debate over the introduction of outcomes-based education...	Labor	East Metropolitan	1997–present
Hon Linda Savage Linda Savage Linda Rosemary Savage is an Australian politician. Born in Perth, she was a lawyer before entering politics.Savage was third on the Labor Party ticket for the Legislative Council region of East Metropolitan at the 2008 Western Australian state election, but was not elected... ¹	Labor	East Metropolitan	2010–present
Hon Sally Talbot Sally Talbot Sally Elizabeth Talbot is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the region of South West....	Labor	South West	2005–present
Hon Ken Travers Ken Travers Kenneth "Ken" Dunstan Elder Travers born 1 February 1961 in Sussex, England is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region...	Labor	North Metropolitan	1997–present
Hon Max Trenorden Max Trenorden Maxwell Wayne "Max" Trenorden is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1986 to September, representing the electorate of Avon...	National	Agricultural	2009–present
Hon Giz Watson Giz Watson -Biography:Watson was born in 1957 in Eastleigh, a town in Hampshire, England, and emigrated to Western Australia in September 1967, travelling extensively through the state. She studied environmental science at Murdoch University and, after leaving university to do voluntary work for a couple of...	Greens	North Metropolitan	1997–present
Hon Alison Xamon Alison Xamon -Early life:Xamon was born in Mundaring and later moved to eastern metropolitan Perth.Xamon studied law at Murdoch University and served as Education Vice President and then Guild President for the Murdoch University Student Guild....	Greens	East Metropolitan	2009–present

Labor MLC Jock Ferguson
Jock Ferguson (Australian politician)
John Kilday "Jock" Ferguson was a Scottish-born Australian politician.Quotes - "May we all see the day when the unity of the community and the workers become so strong that we see the end of unemployment and poverty in the midst of plenty , and it is replaced by a just and equitable that ensures a...

died on 13 February 2010. Linda Savage
Linda Savage
Linda Rosemary Savage is an Australian politician. Born in Perth, she was a lawyer before entering politics.Savage was third on the Labor Party ticket for the Legislative Council region of East Metropolitan at the 2008 Western Australian state election, but was not elected...

was elected in a recount on 22 March 2010.

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