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 ...
from
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
to
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
:
Notes
: On 8 October 1971, the Labor member for
Ascot and
Speaker of the Assembly,
Merv Toms
John Mervin Toms (23 January 1909 – 8 October 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1971. He was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in July 1 ...
, died. The Labor candidate,
Mal Bryce
Malcolm John Bryce (10 April 19433 March 2018) was an Australian politician, who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1988, representing the seat of Ascot. He was deputy leader of the L ...
, won the
resulting by-election on 13 November 1971.
: On 26 October 1972, the Country member for
Blackwood,
David Reid, resigned to contest the seat of
Forrest in the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
. Liberal candidate
Sandy Lewis
Alexander Ashley Lewis ( 22 January 1931 – 9 May 2016), known as Sandy Lewis, was an Australian politician who represented the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Blackwood from 1972 until 1974, and one of the two Legislative C ...
won the
resulting by-election on 16 December 1972.
: On 28 February 1973, the Liberal member for
Bunbury,
Maurice Williams, resigned. Liberal candidate
John Sibson
John Sibson (16 January 1930 – 11 December 2014) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1973 to 1983, representing the seat of Bunbury.
Sibson was born in Perth, bu ...
won the
resulting by-election on 7 April 1973.
: On 30 May 1973, the Labor member for
Balcatta,
Herb Graham
Herbert Ernst Graham (6 April 1911 – 17 March 1982) was an Australian politician.
Biography
Graham was born in Narrogin, Western Australia on 6 April 1911 to parents from South Australia. Graham attended school in Narrogin and Northam.
H ...
, resigned following his appointment to the Licensing Court. Labor candidate
Brian Burke won the
resulting by-election on 28 July 1973.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1971-1974
Members of Western Australian parliaments by term