This is a list of members of the

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 Legisla ...

between the 1950 election and the 1953 election, together known as the 20th Parliament.

Notes

: On 25 January 1951, the Independent member for Maylands,

Harry Shearn Harry Vivian Shearn (28 April 1892 – 21 January 1951) was an Australian politician who was an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1936 until his death, representing the seat of Maylands. Shearn was born ...

, died. Liberal candidate Edward Oldfield won the resulting by-election on 17 February 1951. : 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. : On 9 July 1951, the Labor member for

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and former

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Frank Wise Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO (30 May 1897 – 29 June 1986) was a Labor Party politician who was the 16th Premier of Western Australia. He took office on 31 July 1945 in the closing stages of the Second World War, following the resignation of ...

resigned to take up an appointment as

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. Independent Liberal candidate

Noel Butcher Noel Albert Butcher (19 November 1894 – 23 January 1968) was an Australian businessman and politician who served as an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1951 to 1953, representing the seat of Gascoyne. ...

won the resulting by-election on 13 October 1951. : On 16 August 1951, the Labor member for

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, Charlie Oliver, resigned. Labor candidate Arthur Moir was elected unopposed on 14 September 1951. : 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. : On 19 August 1952, the Labor member for Murchison, William Marshall, died. Labor candidate

Everard O'Brien Everard McDonnell O'Brien (9 April 1907 – 17 August 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1952 to 1959, representing the seat of Murchison. O'Brien was born in ...

won the resulting by-election on 8 November 1952. {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1950-1953 Members of Western Australian parliaments by term