975:
Council sought permission to add two more nominee members. This permission was received in
September 1867, but the Governor then went further by allowing the colony to informally elect six persons whom he would then nominate to the Legislative Council. The colony was divided into six districts: Perth, Fremantle, Guildford, Eastern Districts, Murray and Champion Bay. The first five of these district elected representatives who were then nominated to the Legislative Council as promised. The Champion Bay district, which had led the push for representative government, refused to participate in what it saw as a sham election, so the Governor nominated to the final seat his ally
1539:
152:
441:
858:
174:
1038:
606:
425:
290:
260:
211:
473:
314:
1054:
457:
379:
726:
690:
633:
569:
537:
185:
141:
961:
842:
243:
1022:
510:
622:
163:
227:
974:
During the 1860s there was much public debate about the possibility of instituting representative government. This culminated in June 1865 with the submission of a petition to the
Legislative Council asking for a larger and partially elected Legislative Council. As a compromise, the Legislative
582:
In 1839 provision was made for the addition of four non-official nominee positions on the
Legislative Council. The first four nominee members were sworn in on 4 March 1839. This is a list of non-official nominee members of the Legislative Council between 1839 and 1867.
84:
This is a list of official members of the
Western Australian Legislative Council between 1832 and 1870. Due to gaps in official records, some dates are approximate and the list may omit some members who were acting in official positions.
1302:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
979:, who had polled only four votes in the Guildford district election. This arrangement prevailed until July 1870, when the Legislative Council was reconstituted under a system of representative government.
1295:
1846:
1288:
19:
125:
78:
237:
1320:
107:
66:
1547:
46:
1199:
1069:
117:
112:
74:
70:
65:
members; that is, members by virtue of their official government positions. These official positions were: the
Governor, the Commandant, the
135:
1016:
1186:
1268:
1142:
1110:
547:
414:
18:
1312:
1191:
889:
653:
22:
When it first met on 7 February 1832, the
Western Australian Legislative Council consisted only of five government officials.
99:
42:
627:
520:
404:
435:
38:
1082:
Except where otherwise indicated, all list data was obtained from The
Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
419:
389:
710:
673:
356:
335:
276:
1256:
1098:
852:
611:
796:
1032:
925:
879:
868:
600:
494:
483:
467:
367:
284:
279:
253:
205:
1538:
1059:
976:
899:
1043:
935:
919:
553:
806:
776:
399:
1280:
324:
308:
1264:
1238:
1213:
1205:
1195:
1158:
1138:
1106:
746:
265:
168:
151:
34:
26:
1048:
451:
373:
440:
146:
857:
173:
45:, but from 1832 he had Executive and Legislative Councils to assist and advise him. The
1163:
1037:
1027:
720:
683:
605:
563:
530:
346:
179:
424:
289:
259:
210:
1840:
955:
836:
1130:
504:
472:
30:
1181:
313:
616:
157:
1263:. Parliament House, Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia.
1105:. Parliament House, Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia.
1053:
456:
378:
1209:
41:
in 1870. During this time executive and legislative power was vested in the
1217:
725:
689:
632:
568:
536:
221:
184:
960:
841:
242:
140:
51:
members of the
Western Australian Legislative Council between 1832 and 1870
1021:
509:
61:
The
Western Australian Legislative Council was initially composed of five
621:
162:
1103:
The House on the Hill: A History of the
Parliament of Western Australia
1097:
de Garis, Brian (1991). "The First Legislative Council, 1832–1870". In
1137:. Nedlands, Western Australia: university of Western Australia Press.
226:
1261:
The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook, Twenty-first Edition
17:
1284:
49:
met for the first time on 7 February 1832. This is a list of
1129:
de Garis, Brian (1981). "Political Tutelage 1829–1890". In
77:. The Collector of Revenue was added in 1847, and the
1546:
1319:
1162:
1847:Members of Western Australian parliaments by term
1124:
1122:
1092:
1090:
1296:
8:
1303:
1289:
1281:
1190:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
981:
585:
87:
1086:
47:Western Australian Legislative Council
33:from its establishment in 1829 as the
1245:. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
1169:. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
970:Unofficial nominee members, 1868–1870
578:Unofficial nominee members, 1839–1867
7:
501:28 February 1862 – 31 January 1863
1187:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1135:A New History of Western Australia
544:2 November 1868–30 September 1869
14:
218:3 January 1839 – 27 January 1846
1537:
1052:
1036:
1020:
959:
856:
840:
724:
688:
631:
620:
604:
567:
535:
508:
471:
455:
439:
423:
377:
312:
288:
258:
241:
225:
209:
183:
172:
161:
150:
139:
1313:Parliament of Western Australia
1192:Australian National University
234:27 January 1846–November 1846
1:
43:Governor of Western Australia
305:12 August 1848–January 1849
57:Official members, 1832–1870
1863:
719:
610:
434:
413:
372:
307:
194:
167:
145:
1535:
1243:Thomas Peel of Swan River
1182:"Bruce, John (1808–1870)"
1058:
1047:
1042:
1031:
1015:
990:
987:
984:
934:
924:
898:
851:
835:
825:
815:
805:
803:October 1848–31 May 1849
795:
785:
765:
755:
709:
699:
682:
652:
626:
615:
591:
560:30 September 1869 – 1870
552:
527:May 1866–1 November 1868
517:31 January 1863–May 1866
503:
493:
466:
450:
403:
388:
366:
355:
299:
297:June 1847–12 August 1848
283:
275:
236:
204:
189:
156:
134:
93:
90:
39:representative government
906:October 1856–March 1857
896:March 1855–October 1856
343:October 1850–March 1851
321:January 1849–March 1850
277:Dr Richard Robert Madden
865:December 1850–May 1851
853:Marshall Waller Clifton
650:May 1840-31 March 1841
250:November 1846–May 1847
196:Not a member until 1852
191:Not a member until 1847
132:7 February 1832 – 1834
1033:William Locke Brockman
783:September 1847 – 1848
654:Edward Barrett-Lennard
601:William Locke Brockman
491:1859–28 February 1862
436:Anthony O'Grady Lefroy
23:
988:Unofficially elected
932:June 1857–April 1859
833:December 1849 – 1850
468:Arthur Edward Kennedy
285:George Fletcher Moore
280:Richard Robert Madden
254:George Fletcher Moore
206:George Fletcher Moore
122:Collector of Revenue
21:
1321:Legislative Assembly
1044:Samuel Pole Phillips
952:October 1859 – 1867
936:Samuel Pole Phillips
920:Samuel Pole Phillips
886:May 1852–March 1855
773:June–September 1847
660:31 March–April 1841
597:4 March 1839 – 1840
464:23 July 1855 – 1857
386:January 1852 – 1854
202:1834–3 January 1839
37:until the advent of
1548:Legislative Council
1165:Unwilling Emigrants
1013:July 1868–May 1870
942:April–October 1859
849:1850–December 1850
823:July–December 1849
332:March–October 1850
126:Comptroller General
79:Comptroller-General
1239:Hasluck, Alexandra
1159:Hasluck, Alexander
876:May 1851–May 1852
793:1848–October 1848
743:March 1844 – 1846
448:July–23 July 1855
368:Bartholemew Vigors
353:March 1851 – 1852
325:Revett Henry Bland
309:Charles Fitzgerald
108:Colonial Secretary
67:Colonial Secretary
24:
1834:
1833:
1201:978-0-522-84459-7
1180:Wieck, George F.
1075:
1074:
1005:Eastern Districts
967:
966:
813:31 May–July 1849
747:Francis Singleton
717:July 1842 – 1843
680:July 1841 – 1842
575:
574:
300:Henry Sutherland
266:Richard West Nash
169:John Septimus Roe
94:Official members
35:Swan River Colony
27:Western Australia
1854:
1541:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1282:
1275:
1274:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1126:
1117:
1116:
1094:
1066:May–August 1870
1060:John Wall Hardey
1056:
1049:James Lee Steere
1040:
1024:
982:
977:John Wall Hardey
963:
926:Edward Hamersley
916:March–June 1857
900:John Wall Hardey
860:
844:
733:1843–March 1844
728:
692:
670:April–July 1841
635:
624:
608:
592:Nominee members
586:
571:
539:
512:
475:
459:
452:Frederick Barlee
443:
427:
381:
374:Edmund Henderson
316:
292:
262:
245:
229:
213:
187:
176:
165:
154:
143:
118:Advocate General
113:Surveyor General
88:
75:Advocate-General
71:Surveyor-General
1862:
1861:
1857:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1852:
1851:
1837:
1836:
1835:
1830:
1542:
1533:
1315:
1311:Members of the
1309:
1279:
1278:
1271:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1222:
1220:
1202:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1145:
1131:Stannage, C. T.
1128:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1096:
1095:
1088:
1080:
1051:
1035:
1019:
972:
958:
890:William Clifton
855:
839:
763:1847–June 1847
723:
707:June–July 1842
697:1842–June 1842
687:
630:
619:
603:
580:
566:
534:
521:William Newland
507:
470:
454:
438:
432:1855–July 1855
422:
390:William Sanford
376:
311:
287:
257:
240:
224:
208:
182:
171:
160:
149:
147:Frederick Irwin
138:
59:
12:
11:
5:
1860:
1858:
1850:
1849:
1839:
1838:
1832:
1831:
1829:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1552:
1550:
1544:
1543:
1536:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1325:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1276:
1269:
1259:, ed. (2005).
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1230:
1200:
1172:
1150:
1143:
1118:
1111:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1046:
1041:
1030:
1028:Walter Bateman
1025:
1014:
1010:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
993:
992:
989:
986:
971:
968:
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953:
949:
948:
943:
939:
938:
933:
929:
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923:
917:
913:
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834:
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829:
824:
820:
819:
814:
810:
809:
804:
800:
799:
794:
790:
789:
784:
780:
779:
777:Walter Andrews
774:
770:
769:
764:
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759:
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750:
749:
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739:
734:
730:
729:
721:William Mackie
718:
714:
713:
708:
704:
703:
698:
694:
693:
684:William Mackie
681:
677:
676:
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667:
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661:
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640:1840-May 1840
637:
636:
628:William Tanner
625:
614:
609:
598:
594:
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590:
579:
576:
573:
572:
564:Frederick Weld
561:
557:
556:
554:Henry Wakeford
551:
545:
541:
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531:George Hampton
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445:
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429:
428:
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412:
408:
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405:Richard Birnie
402:
397:
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387:
383:
382:
371:
365:
361:
360:
354:
350:
349:
347:Charles Piesse
344:
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339:
333:
329:
328:
322:
318:
317:
306:
302:
301:
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294:
293:
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274:
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269:
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251:
247:
246:
235:
231:
230:
219:
215:
214:
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199:
198:
193:
188:
180:William Mackie
177:
166:
155:
144:
136:James Stirling
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129:
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120:
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110:
105:
102:
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81:in June 1852.
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1083:
1077:
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1070:Edward Newman
1068:
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1064:
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1001:
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983:
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962:
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954:
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947:
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