Members Of The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1962–1965
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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 1962 to
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: On 7 May 1962, the Liberal member for
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, former
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Ross McLarty Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, (17 March 1891 – 22 December 1962) was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. Early life McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty ...
, resigned. Liberal candidate Ewart Runciman won the resulting by-election on 23 June 1962. : At the 1962 state election in
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, Liberal candidate
Ken Dunn Kenneth Wathen Dunn (17 May 1912 – 30 July 1976) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1962 to 1971, representing the seat of Darling Range. Dunn was born in Perth ...
defeated the sitting Country member
Ray Owen Raymond "Ray" Owen (birth registered third ¼ 1940 – 5 February 2006) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and a chairman of the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Widnes and Wakefield Trini ...
. The Labor candidate (Jack Metcalfe) narrowly won the primary vote, whilst Dunn polled one vote ahead of Owen, meaning Owen was eliminated and his votes distributed between Dunn and Metcalfe. A petition was filed and the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a fresh
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for 22 July 1962, which widened the gap to 15 votes. : On 22 July 1962, the Liberal member for Bunbury, George Roberts, died. Liberal candidate Maurice Williams won the resulting by-election on 1 September 1962. {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1962-1965 Members of Western Australian parliaments by term