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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1950 election and the 1953 election, together known as the 20th Parliament.

Name Party District Years in office
Arthur Abbott Liberal Mount Lawley 1939–1956
John Ackland Country Moore 1947–1958
Stewart Bovell Liberal Vasse 1947–1971
John Brady Labor Guildford-Midland 1948–1974
David Brand Liberal Greenough 1945–1975
Noel Butcher[3] Ind. Lib. Gascoyne 1951–1953
(Dame) Florence Cardell-Oliver Liberal Subiaco 1936–1956
George Cornell Country Mount Marshall 1947–1967
Aubrey Coverley Labor Kimberley 1924–1953
Victor Doney Country Narrogin 1928–1956
Thomas Fox[2] Labor South Fremantle 1935–1951
Herb Graham Labor East Perth 1943–1973
David Grayden Ind. Lib. Nedlands 1950–1953
Arthur Griffith Liberal Canning 1950–1953
Frank Guthrie Labor Bunbury 1950–1955
Albert Hawke Labor Northam 1933–1968
John Hearman Liberal Blackwood 1950–1968
Bill Hegney Labor Mount Hawthorn 1939–1968
James Hegney Labor Middle Swan 1930–1947; 1950–1968
Leonard Hill Country Albany 1936–1956
Ernest Hoar Labor Warren 1943–1957
Ross Hutchinson Liberal Cottesloe 1950–1977
Ted Johnson[5] Labor Leederville 1952–1959
Lionel Kelly Labor Merredin-Yilgarn 1941–1968
Dick Lawrence[2] Labor South Fremantle 1951–1960
James Mann Liberal Avon Valley 1930–1962
Iven Manning Liberal Harvey 1950–1974
William Marshall[6] Labor Murchison 1921–1952
Harry May Labor Collie 1947–1968
Herbert McCulloch Labor Hannans 1949–1956
Sir Ross McLarty Liberal Murray 1930–1962
Arthur Moir[4] Labor Boulder 1951–1971
Crawford Nalder Country Katanning 1947–1974
Ted Needham Labor North Perth 1904–1905; 1933–1953
Les Nimmo Liberal Wembley Beaches 1947–1956; 1959–1968
Hon Charles North Liberal Claremont 1924–1956
Emil Nulsen Labor Eyre 1932–1962
Everard O'Brien[6] Labor Murchison 1952–1959
Edward Oldfield[1] Liberal Maylands 1951–1965
Charlie Oliver [4] Labor Boulder 1948–1951
Ray Owen Country Darling Range 1944–1947; 1950–1962
Alexander Panton[5] Labor Leederville 1924–1951
Charles Perkins Country Roe 1942–1962
William Read Independent Victoria Park 1945–1953
Alec Rodoreda Labor Pilbara 1933–1958
Bill Sewell Labor Geraldton 1950–1974
Harry Shearn[1] Independent Maylands 1936–1951
Joseph Sleeman Labor Fremantle 1924–1959
Herbert Styants Labor Kalgoorlie 1936–1956
Lindsay Thorn Country Toodyay 1930–1959
John Tonkin Labor Melville 1933–1977
Joseph Totterdell Liberal West Perth 1950–1953
Arthur Watts Country Stirling 1935–1962
Gerald Wild Liberal Dale 1947–1965
Hon Frank Wise[3] Labor Gascoyne 1933–1951
George Yates Liberal South Perth 1947–1956

Notes

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1 On 25 January 1951, the Independent member for Maylands, Harry Shearn, died. Liberal candidate Edward Oldfield won the resulting by-election on 17 February 1951.
2 On 20 April 1951, the Labor member for South Fremantle, Thomas Fox, died. Labor candidate Dick Lawrence won the resulting by-election on 14 July 1951.
3 On 9 July 1951, the Labor member for Gascoyne and former Premier Frank Wise resigned to take up an appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory. Independent Liberal candidate Noel Butcher won the resulting by-election on 13 October 1951.
4 On 16 August 1951, the Labor member for Boulder, Charlie Oliver, resigned. Labor candidate Arthur Moir was elected unopposed on 14 September 1951.
5 On 25 December 1951, the Labor member for Leederville, Alexander Panton, died. Labor candidate Stephen Johnson won the resulting by-election on 9 February 1952.
6 On 19 August 1952, the Labor member for Murchison, William Marshall, died. Labor candidate Everard O'Brien won the resulting by-election on 8 November 1952.

Sources

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  • "Former Members" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2024.