Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1986–1989
This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1986 to 21 May 1989. The chamber had 34 seats made up of 17 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.
During the term, the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 (No.40 of 1987) was passed, which abolished all provinces and created six new multi-member electoral regions to be filled with a system of proportional representation. Terms were increased to four years, but all members retired at each election in contrast with previous practice. There was no transition period—all present members would retire on 21 May 1989, and the new arrangement would take effect the following day based on the results of the 4 February 1989 election.
Name | Party | Province | Years in office |
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Colin Bell | Liberal | Lower West | 1983–1989 |
Joe Berinson | Labor | North Central Metropolitan | 1980–1993 |
James Brown | Labor | South-East | 1980–1992 |
Tom Butler | Labor | North-East Metropolitan | 1986–1995 |
John Caldwell | National | South | 1986–1993 |
Eric Charlton | National | Central | 1984–1998 |
Des Dans | Labor | South Metropolitan | 1971–1989 |
Graham Edwards | Labor | North Metropolitan | 1983–1997 |
Max Evans | Liberal | Metropolitan | 1986–2001 |
Vic Ferry[2] | Liberal | South-West | 1965–1987 |
Harry Gayfer | National | Central | 1974–1989 |
Clive Griffiths | Liberal | South Central Metropolitan | 1965–1997 |
John Halden | Labor | North Metropolitan | 1986–2000 |
Kay Hallahan | Labor | South-East Metropolitan | 1983–1993 |
Tom Helm | Labor | North | 1986–2001 |
Bob Hetherington | Labor | South-East Metropolitan | 1977–1989 |
Barry House[2] | Liberal | South-West | 1987–present |
Beryl Jones | Labor | Lower West | 1986–1993 |
Garry Kelly | Labor | South Metropolitan | 1982–1993 |
Sandy Lewis | Liberal/Ind. Lib.[1] | Lower Central | 1974–1989 |
Phil Lockyer | Liberal | Lower North | 1980–1997 |
Margaret McAleer | Liberal | Upper West | 1974–1993 |
Fred McKenzie | Labor | North-East Metropolitan | 1977–1993 |
Thomas McNeil | National | Upper West | 1977–1989 |
Gordon Masters | Liberal | West | 1974–1989 |
Norman Moore | Liberal | Lower North | 1977–2013 |
Mark Nevill | Labor | South-East | 1983–2001 |
Neil Oliver | Liberal | West | 1977–1989 |
Phillip Pendal | Liberal | South Central Metropolitan | 1980–1993 |
Sam Piantadosi | Labor | North Central Metropolitan | 1983–1996 |
Tom Stephens | Labor | North | 1982–2004 |
Bill Stretch | Liberal | Lower Central | 1983–2005 |
Doug Wenn | Labor | South West | 1986–1997 |
Richard Williams | Liberal | Metropolitan | 1971–1989 |
David Wordsworth | Liberal | South | 1971–1993 |
Notes
- 1 Sandy Lewis resigned from the Liberal Party in March 1986 following the decision by the Shadow Ministry to appoint standing committee chairmen from amongst its own numbers. He rejoined the party in October 1986, but left again after failing to be preselected in mid-1988.
- 2 On 24 July 1987, South-West Province Liberal MLC Vic Ferry resigned. Liberal candidate Barry House won the resulting by-election on 24 October 1987.
Sources
- Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia : membership register, electoral law and statistics, 1890-1989. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-3641-4.
- Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-909779-18-X.
- Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume Two, 1930-1990 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.
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