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Members Of The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1933–1936
This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1933 election and the 1936 election, together known as the 15th Parliament. Notes : Following the 1933 state election a new Ministry consisting of eight members, including one Member of the Legislative Council, was appointed on 24 April 1933. These members were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections on 2 May 1933, at which all were returned unopposed. : At the 1933 election, Labor member Aubrey Coverley won the seat of Kimberley by just 32 votes against the Nationalist candidate Arthur Povah. On 3 July 1933, the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a fresh election for 29 July, which Coverley won by 289 votes. : On 16 March 1935, the Labor member for South Fremantle, Alick McCallum, resigned. Labor candidate Thomas Fox won the resulting by-election held on 4 May 1935. : Frank Wise was appointed Minister for Agriculture on 26 March 1935 following the departure of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House in the Western Australian capital, Perth. The Legislative Assembly today has 59 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member electoral districts. Members are elected using the preferential voting system. As with all other Australian states and territories, voting is compulsory for all Australian citizens over the legal voting age of 18. Role and operation Most legislation in Western Australia is initiated in the Legislative Assembly. The party or coalition that can command a majority in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form a government. That party or coalition's leader, once sworn in, subsequently becomes the Premier of Western Australia, and a team of the leader's, party's or coalition's choosing (whether they be in the Legislative Assembly or in the Leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cross (Australian Politician)
Charles Cross (29 October 1891 – 26 October 1955) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1933 to 1947, representing the seat of Canning. Cross was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England, to Jane (née Bridgestock) and George Cross. He came to Western Australia as a child. After leaving school, Cross farmed at Wagin and Katanning for periods. He attempted to enlist in the military in 1915, but was rejected for service and instead began working as a conductor for Perth Electric Tramways. Cross eventually became an official of the Tramway Employees' Union.Charles Cross Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hegney
James Hegney (27 September 1891 – 5 May 1970) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1930 to 1947 and again from 1950 to 1968. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1959. Early life Hegney was born in Melbourne, as was his younger brother Bill Hegney (also a future MP). The brothers came to Western Australia as children, where their father worked for Western Australian Government Railways. After leaving school, Hegney worked as a boilermaker at the Midland Railway Workshops, and was a member of the Boilermakers' Union.James Hegney – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016. He also played high-level |
Electoral District Of Northam
Northam was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1974. The district was based on the town of Northam lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. The district was abolished at the 1974 election. Its last member, Ken McIver of the Labor Party, went on to become the member for Avon. Northam was represented by just five members over the course of its 84-year history. Remarkably, three of those members served as Premier of Western Australia: George Throssell (Premier 1901), James Mitchell (Premier 1919–1924 & 1930–1933) and Albert Hawke Albert Redvers George Hawke (3 December 1900 – 14 February 1986) was the 18th Premier of Western Australia. He served from 23 February 1953 to 2 April 1959, and represented the Labor Party. Hawke was born in South Australia, and began ... (Premier 1953–1959). Members Election results Northam [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Hawke
Albert Redvers George Hawke (3 December 1900 – 14 February 1986) was the 18th Premier of Western Australia. He served from 23 February 1953 to 2 April 1959, and represented the Labor Party. Hawke was born in South Australia, and began his political career in that state, winning a seat in the House of Assembly at the 1924 state election. He was only 23 at the time, making him the youngest MP in South Australia's history. Hawke lost his seat at the 1927 election, and moved to Western Australia the following year. At the 1933 state election in Western Australia, which saw a Labor landslide, he unexpectedly defeated the sitting Nationalist premier, Sir James Mitchell, in the seat of Northam. In May 1936, Hawke became a minister in the government of Philip Collier. He later also served as a minister in the governments of John Willcock and Frank Wise, and was elected deputy leader of the Labor Party in July 1945. Hawke succeeded Wise as party leader in June 1951, and led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Griffiths (politician)
Harry Albert Craven Griffiths (sometimes Craven-Griffiths; 30 September 1866 – 23 March 1935) was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1914 to 1921 and from 1924 until his death. Biography Griffiths was born in Manchester, England, to Eleanor Alice (née Cooke) and Henry Craven Griffiths. He came to Western Australia in 1897, during the gold rush, and lived in Kalgoorlie until 1907, when he moved to a property at Kellerberrin. Griffiths was involved in the establishment of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in the early 1910s,Harry Albert Craven Griffiths Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of South Fremantle
South Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ... from 1890 to 1962. Based in urban South Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. When the district was abolished at the 1962 election, its member at the time, Henry Curran of the Labor Party, transferred to the new seat of Cockburn. Members Election results South Fremantle {{WesternAustralia-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fox (Australian Politician)
Thomas Fox (3 October 1876 – 20 April 1951) was an Australian politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1935 to 1951. Earlier, in 1902, Fox played with Australian rules football club Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Biography Fox was born in Scarsdale, Victoria on 3 October 1876. By 1903, he had moved to Davyhust in the Western Australian Goldfields with a friend Frank Bourke where both worked in the mines and played football for Mines Rovers Football Club. He later moved to Boulder where he gained interest in the union movement and the welfare of workers. Following injuries he received as a result of a cave in and the birth of his youngest child, he moved to Fremantle and was working as a dockworker. He became Secretary and President of the Waterside Workers Union prior to his election as the Labor Party candidate for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly The Western Australian Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Irwin-Moore
Irwin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950. Based in the state's Mid West agricultural region and centred on the town of Dongara, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. In 1898, it included Port Denison and a number of towns along the Midland railway, including Dongara, Irwin, Mingenew, Arrino, Carnamah, Coorow, Marchagee, and Watheroo. The district was renamed Irwin-Moore with the abolition of Moore at the 1930 election. Irwin-Moore was abolished at the 1950 election and the seat of Moore recreated. Sitting member John Ackland of the Country Party successfully transferred to the new seat. Members Election results References Irwin Irwin may refer to: Places ;United States * Irwin, California * Irwin, Idaho * Irwin, Illinois * Irwin, Iowa * Irwin, Nebraska * Irwin, Ohio * Irwin, Pennsylvania * Irwin, South Carolina * Irwin County, Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Ferguson
Percy Douglas Ferguson (23 January 1880 – 2 June 1952) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1939, representing Moore until 1930 and Irwin-Moore thereafter. He served as Minister for Agriculture from 1930 to 1933 in the coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ... government led by Sir James Mitchell. References 1880 births 1952 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly {{Australia-National-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Williams-Narrogin
Williams was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950. A rural district named for the town of Williams in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, it was one of the original 30 districts contested at the 1890 election. In 1898, it included the towns of Bannister, Narrogin, Darkan, Arthur River, Wagin, Katanning, Woodanilling, and Moojebing. The name of the district was changed to Williams-Narrogin at the 1911 election, the same election which saw Bertie Johnston of the Labor Party elected as its representative. Johnston resigned from the Labor Party in December 1915 over issues with the Scaddan government, and resigned his seat in Parliament. He recontested (unopposed, as it turned out) the resulting by-election and was thus re-elected as an independent. His actions brought about the downfall of the Labor government of John Scaddan in August 1916 when it next met. Johnston briefly served as Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Doney
Victor Doney (25 December 1881 – 12 October 1961) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1928 to 1956. He served as a minister in the government of Sir Ross McLarty. Doney was born in Lerryn, Cornwall, England, to Rebecca (née Yeo) and Frank Doney. He came to Western Australia in 1912, and settled on a farm at Mullewa. Doney was elected to the Mullewa Road Board in 1914, and served as chairman for a period, but the following year enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France with the 28th Battalion, and in July 1916 was wounded in action. Doney returned to Australia after being discharged in June 1919, and worked as a property inspector for the Agricultural Bank of Western Australia in Mullewa and Narrogin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
