This is a list of members of the

Western Australian Legislative Council The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses ...

from 22 May 1914 to 21 May 1916. The chamber had 30 seats made up of ten provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election.

Notes

: On 13 July 1914, South-East Liberal MLC

Charles Piesse Charles Austin Piesse (11 November 1855 – 13 July 1914) was an Australian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1894 until his death. He was a minister in the government of Newt ...

died. Country candidate

George Sewell George Sewell (31 August 19242 April 2007) was an English actor, best known for his television roles, but also active on stage and in films. Early life and career The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 a ...

won the resulting by-election on 18 August 1914. : On 16 May 1915,

Metropolitan-Suburban Province The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the ''Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899'', and became effect ...

Liberal MLC

Douglas Gawler Douglas George Gawler (9 November 1860 – 6 May 1915) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1910 until his death, representing Metropolitan-Suburban Province. Gawler was ...

died. Liberal candidate

Athelstan Saw Dr Athelstan John Henton Saw (16 July 1868 – 28 November 1929), was a Western Australian politician and university administrator. Biography Saw was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of merchant Henry Saw, and studied at Perth High ...

won the resulting by-election on 26 June 1915. : On 8 March 1916, South-East Country MLC

died. Country candidate James Greig was returned unopposed on 20 April 1916. : On 19 February 1916, South-West Province Liberal MLC

John Winthrop Hackett Sir John Winthrop Hackett Sr. (4 February 184819 February 1916), generally known as "Winthrop Hackett", was a proprietor and editor of several newspapers in Western Australia, a politician and a university chancellor. Early life Hackett was b ...

died. A by-election was called to coincide with the upcoming Council elections on 13 May 1916.

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