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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1983–1986

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1983 to 21 May 1986. 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.

Name Party Province Term expires Years in office
Gordon Atkinson[1] Liberal Central 1989 1983–1984
Colin Bell Liberal Lower West 1989 1983–1989
Joe Berinson Labor North Central Metropolitan 1986 1980–1993
James Brown Labor South-East 1986 1980–1992
Eric Charlton[1] National/NP Central 1989 1984–1998
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1989 1971–1989
Peter Dowding Labor North 1986 1980–1986
Graham Edwards Labor North Metropolitan 1989 1983–1997
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1986 1971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1989 1965–1987
Harry Gayfer National/NCP Central 1986 1974–1989
Clive Griffiths Liberal South Central Metropolitan 1989 1965–1997
Kay Hallahan Labor South-East Metropolitan 1989 1983–1993
Bob Hetherington Labor South-East Metropolitan 1986 1977–1989
Garry Kelly Labor South Metropolitan 1986 1982–1993
Thomas Knight Liberal South 1986 1974–1986
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 1986 1974–1989
Phil Lockyer Liberal Lower North 1986 1980–1997
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 1986 1974–1993
Fred McKenzie Labor North-East Metropolitan 1989 1977–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 1986 1956–1986
Tom McNeil National/NP Upper West 1989 1977–1989
Gordon Masters Liberal West 1986 1974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1986 1968–1986
Norman Moore Liberal Lower North 1989 1977–2013
Mark Nevill Labor South-East 1989 1983–2001
Neil Oliver Liberal West 1989 1977–1989
Phillip Pendal Liberal South Central Metropolitan 1986 1980–1993
Sam Piantadosi Labor North Central Metropolitan 1989 1983–1996
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 1986 1974–1986
Tom Stephens Labor North 1989 1982–2004
Bill Stretch Liberal Lower Central 1989 1983–2005
Peter Wells Liberal North Metropolitan 1986 1980–1986
John Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1989 1971–1989
David Wordsworth Liberal South 1989 1971–1993

Notes

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1 On 4 August 1984, Central Province Liberal MLC Gordon Atkinson died. National candidate Eric Charlton won the resulting by-election on 17 November 1984.

Sources

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  • 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; 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.