Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1897–1901

The following is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

between the 1897 elections

Western Australian state election, 1897

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia between 27 April and 26 May 1897 to elect 44 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Ministerialist group led by John Forrest won a third term in office as a result of the elections...

and the 1901 elections

Western Australian state election, 1901

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 24 April 1901 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly...

, together known as the Third Parliament.

Name	Party	District Electoral districts of Western Australia The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....	Years in office
Hon Septimus Burt Septimus Burt The Hon Septimus Burt KC was a Western Australian lawyer, politician and grazier, the son of Sir Archibald Burt.He was born on 25 October 1847 at St Kitts in the West Indies, and educated at a private school at Melksham, Wiltshire, England...	Ministerial	Ashburton Electoral district of Ashburton Ashburton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1901 and again from 1989 to 1996....	1890–1900
Francis Connor	Ministerial	East Kimberley Electoral district of East Kimberley East Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the eastern part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1893–1905
John Connolly	Ind. Min.	Dundas Electoral district of Dundas (Western Australia) Dundas was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911.First created for the 1897 state election, the district was located in the Goldfields region...	1897–1901
Leonard Darlot Leonard Darlot Leonard Hawthorne Darlot was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1901, representing De Grey....	Ministerial	De Grey Electoral district of De Grey De Grey was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north of the state. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election but was...	1900–1901
Denis Doherty	Ministerial	North Fremantle Electoral district of North Fremantle North Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1911.Based in urban North Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1897–1903
Norman Ewing Norman Ewing Norman Kirkwood Ewing , Australian politician, was a member of three parliaments: the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the Australian Senate, and the Tasmanian House of Assembly...	Independent	Swan Electoral district of Swan Swan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950 and again from 1962 to 1983....	1897–1901
Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest Alexander Forrest CMG, was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia, as well as a politician.-Early life:Forrest was born at Picton, near Bunbury in Western Australia, the son of William and Margaret Forrest...	Ministerial	West Kimberley Electoral district of West Kimberley West Kimberley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.Based in the western part of the Kimberley region, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1901
David Forrest David Forrest (Australian politician) David Forrest was an Australian politician, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1901, holding the seat of Ashburton. He was the younger brother of Sir John Forrest and Alexander Forrest, and the great-grandfather of Andrew Forrest.Forrest was the sixth child of...	Ministerial	Ashburton Electoral district of Ashburton Ashburton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1901 and again from 1989 to 1996....	1900–1901
Hon Sir John Forrest John Forrest Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....	Ministerial	Bunbury Electoral district of Bunbury The Electoral district of Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1901
William James George	Independent	Murray	1895–1902; 1909–1930
Henry Gregory Henry Gregory (politician) Henry Gregory was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, where he was educated, he moved to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. He became Mayor of Menzies Shire as well as a stockbroker, farmer and press proprietor...	Independent	North Coolgardie Electoral district of North Coolgardie North Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, and was represented in that time by Henry Gregory...	1897–1911
Lyall Hall Lyall Hall Henry Lyall Hall was an Australian politician, serving as the member for Perth in the Legislative Assembly from 1897 until 1901.-Biography:...	Ministerial	Perth Electoral district of Perth The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...	1897–1901
Charles Harper Charles Harper (newspaper owner) Charles Harper was a pastoralist, newspaper proprieter and politician in colonial Western Australia.-Biography:...	Independent	Beverley Electoral district of Beverley Beverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of Beverley lying to the east of Perth...	1890–1905
Albert Hassell	Ministerial	Plantagenet Electoral district of Plantagenet Plantagenet was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1904.The district, located in the Great Southern area of the state and centred on the town of Mount Barker and other settlements close to Albany, was one of the original 30...	1890–1904
John Hassell	Opposition	Albany Electoral district of Albany The Electoral district of Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been...	1900–1901
John Higham	Ministerial	Fremantle Electoral district of Fremantle Fremantle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is located in the inner south-west of Perth, centring on the port of Fremantle....	1896–1904
Joseph Holmes	Ministerial	East Fremantle Electoral district of East Fremantle East Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911.Based in urban East Fremantle, the district was first contested at the 1897 state election. Its first member was Ministerialist Joseph Holmes who was defeated by...	1897–1904; 1905–1906
Edward Hooley	Ministerial	De Grey Electoral district of De Grey De Grey was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north of the state. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election but was...	1894–1900
George Hubble	Ministerial	Gascoyne Electoral district of Gascoyne Gascoyne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989.The district was located in the Western Australian outback, in the north-west of the state...	1897–1901
Robert Hutchinson Robert Hutchinson (Australian politician) Robert David Hutchinson was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 until 1904 representing the seat of Geraldton.-Biography:...	Opposition	Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1900–1904
Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth , Australian politician, was a Member of Parliament in two Australian states, and a government minister in Western Australia...	Opposition	Central Murchison Electoral district of Central Murchison Central Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was created due to the large temporary population...	1894–1904
Walter James Walter James Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC was the fifth Premier of Western Australia and an ardent supporter of the federation movement....	Opposition	East Perth Electoral district of East Perth East Perth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in inner urban Perth, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district's member from 1894 to 1904 was Walter James,...	1894–1904
Henry Kenny	Independent	North Murchison Electoral district of North Murchison North Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, but had three members and staged two by-elections in that...	1897–1899
Walter Kingsmill Walter Kingsmill Sir Walter Kingsmill was an Australian politician.Born in Glenelg, South Australia, he was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide before becoming a geologist. Moving to Western Australia in 1888, he became a mine manager...	Independent	Pilbara	1897–1903
George Leake George Leake George Leake CMG QC was Premier of Western Australia from 27 May 1901 to 21 November 1901, and again from 23 December 1901 until his death on 24 June 1902.-Early life:...	Opposition	Albany Electoral district of Albany The Electoral district of Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been...	1894–1900; 1901–1902
Hon James George Lee-Steere James George Lee-Steere Sir James George Lee Steere KCMG was a Western Australian politician and a prominent member of the six hungry families....	Ministerial	Nelson Electoral district of Nelson Nelson was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based in the south-western part of Western Australia, including towns such as Manjimup and Pemberton, and was named for the Nelson land district which formed...	1890–1903
Hon Henry Lefroy Henry Lefroy Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy KCMG was the eleventh Premier of Western Australia.-Biography:Lefroy was born in Perth, Western Australia on 24 March 1854. His father was Anthony O'Grady Lefroy, Colonial Treasurer of Western Australia for over 30 years...	Ministerial	Moore Electoral district of Moore Moore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Moore has had three incarnations as an electorate. It its first incarnation, Moore was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election....	1892–1901; 1911–1921
Ernest Locke	Ministerial	Sussex Electoral district of Sussex Sussex was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based in south-western Western Australia, including areas such as Busselton and Margaret River, and was named for the Sussex land district which formed its...	1897–1901
Samuel Mitchell	Ministerial	Murchison	1897–1901
Frederick Monger	Ministerial	York Electoral district of York York was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of York lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.York was abolished at the...	1892–1903; 1905–1914
Charles Moran	Ministerial	East Coolgardie Electoral district of East Coolgardie East Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in Kalgoorlie and surrounding districts. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was represented in that time by Charles Moran. Moran...	1894–1901; 1902–1905
Frederick Moorhead	Ministerial	North Murchison Electoral district of North Murchison North Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, but had three members and staged two by-elections in that...	1899–1901
Alf Morgans Alf Morgans Alfred Edward Morgans was Premier of Western Australia for just 32 days, from 21 November to 23 December 1901.-Early life and career:...	Ministerial	Coolgardie Electoral district of Coolgardie Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1930.The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Coolgardie. Its first member was Alf Morgans who served briefly as Premier of Western...	1897–1904
William Oats	Independent	Yilgarn Electoral district of Yilgarn Yilgarn was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1894 to 1930.First created for the 1894 state election, the district was located in the Goldfields region. At the 1930 state election, the district was amalgamated with the neighbouring...	1897–1904
Charles Oldham	Labour	North Perth Electoral district of North Perth The Electoral district of North Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the north of the central business district of Perth....	1897–1900
Hon Richard Pennefather	Ind. Min.	Greenough Electoral district of Greenough Greenough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 2008.Greenough was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district was based in the northern part of Western Australia's Wheatbelt region...	1897–1901
Samuel J. Phillips	Ministerial	Irwin Electoral district of Irwin Irwin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.Based in the state's Mid West agricultural region and centred on the town of Dongara, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1904
Hon Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse Frederick Henry Piesse, CMG was a farmer, businessman and politician who is credited with much of the early development of the region around Katanning, Western Australia....	Ministerial	Williams Electoral district of Williams (Western Australia) Williams was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.A rural district named for the town of Williams in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, it was one of the original 30 districts contested at the 1890 state election...	1890–1909
Timothy Quinlan Timothy Quinlan Timothy Francis Quinlan, CMG was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1911, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1905 to 1911....	Ministerial	Toodyay Electoral district of Toodyay Toodyay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1977.The district was based on the town of Toodyay lying to the north-east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election.The district was...	1890–1894; 1897–1911
Cornthwaite Rason Cornthwaite Rason Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason , better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia....	Ministerial	South Murchison Electoral district of South Murchison South Murchison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was created due to the large temporary population brought...	1897–1906
Richard Robson Richard Robson Richard Robson , sometimes referred to as Dick Robson, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly who resigned in 1900 after making unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against the government of the day.-Early life:Richard Robson was born at Tynemouth, Northumberland, England...	Independent	Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1899–1900
Horace Sholl	Ministerial	Roebourne Electoral district of Roebourne The Electoral district of Roebourne was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. It was named for the town of Roebourne and was created in 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election....	1891–1901
George Simpson	Opposition	Geraldton Electoral district of Geraldton Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1891–1899
Elias Solomon Elias Solomon Elias Solomon was an Australian politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia as a child. He had no formal education, but in 1868 became a clerk and auctioneer in Fremantle in Western Australia. In 1877 he was elected to the Fremantle City Council...	Independent	South Fremantle Electoral district of South Fremantle South Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in urban South Fremantle, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...	1892–1901
Hon George Throssell George Throssell George Lionel Throssell, CMG was the second Premier of Western Australia. He served for just three months, from 15 February 1901 until 27 May 1901 during a period of great instability in Western Australian politics....	Ministerial	Northam Electoral district of Northam Northam was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1974.The district was based on the town of Northam lying to the east of Perth. It was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district was abolished...	1890–1904
Harry Venn Harry Venn Harry Whittall Venn was an Australian politician. He was the member for Wellington in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1901. He served as Commissioner of Railways and Minister of Works from 1890 to 1896 under Premier John Forrest....	Ministerial	Wellington Electoral district of Wellington (Western Australia) Wellington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district had three incarnations and was based in the south-west of the state.-Members:...	1890–1901
Frederick Vosper Frederick Vosper Frederick Charles Burleigh Vosper was an Australian newspaper journalist and proprietor, and politician. He was well known for his ardent views and support of Australian republicanism, federalism and trade unionism.-Early life:...	Opposition	North-East Coolgardie	1897–1901
Frank Wallace	Independent	Yalgoo Electoral district of Yalgoo Yalgoo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just one term of parliament, and was represented in that time by independent member Frank...	1897–1901
Frank Wilson	Opposition	Canning Electoral district of Canning The Electoral district of Canning was an electorate in the state of Western Australia. The electorate, which was named for the Canning River which ran through the electorate, was first contested at the 1897 elections and was abolished in the 1988 redistribution...	1897–1901; 1904–1917
Hon Barrington Wood	Ministerial	West Perth Electoral district of West Perth The Electoral district of West Perth was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for its location immediately to the west of the central business district of Perth....	1894–1901

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