This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1894 elections and the 1897 elections, together known as the Second Parliament.

Notes

: During the term, three Members of Parliament were appointed to the Ministry by

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. Each were therefore required to resign and submit to a ministerial by-election in their own seat, and all were returned unopposed. The three members were Alexander Richardson ( De Grey, 17 June 1895),

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( Williams, 18 April 1896) and

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( Northam, 27 January 1897). : On 18 September 1894, Everard Darlot resigned from the seat of Murchison, and at the resulting by-election on 15 October 1894, Edward Hooley was elected unopposed to fill the vacancy. : On 4 January 1895, William Paterson resigned from the seat of

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, and at the resulting by-election on 12 January 1895,

William James George William James George CMG (26 January 1853 – 10 March 1931) was an Australian engineer and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1895 to 1902 and from 1909 to 1930. He was a minister in the governments of ...

was elected to fill the vacancy. : In April 1895,

William Silas Pearse William Silas Pearse (21 May 1838 – 30 December 1908) was an Australian businessman, pastoralist, and politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1872 to 1880 a ...

resigned from the seat of

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, and at the resulting byelection on 22 May 1895,

Matthew Moss Matthew Lewis Moss KC (1 December 1863 – 28 February 1946) was a lawyer and politician who served in the Parliament of Western Australia on three separate occasions – in the Legislative Assembly from 1895 to 1897, and in the Legislative ...

was elected to fill the vacancy. : On 4 July 1896,

William Marmion William Edward Marmion (22 October 1845 – 4 July 1896) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1870 to 1890, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 18 ...

died, leaving the seat of

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vacant. At the byelection on 18 July 1896,

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was elected to fill the remainder of the term.

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1894-1897 Members of Western Australian parliaments by term