Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1902–1904

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 12 May 1902 to 30 May 1904. 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.

Name Province Term
expires		 Years in office
George BellinghamSouth19081900–1908
Henry BriggsWest19041896–1919
Thomas BrimageSouth19061900–1912
William Brookman[5]Metropolitan-Suburban19061900–1903
Richard Burges[3]East19041894–1903
Ephraim ClarkeSouth-West19081901–1921
James ConnollyNorth-East19081901–1914
Frederick Crowder[1]East19081894–1900; 1901–1902
Andrew Dempster[3]East19041903–1904
Charles DempsterEast19061873–1874; 1894–1907
John DrewCentral19061900–1918; 1924–1947
John GlowreySouth-East19041900–1904; 1906–1912
John Winthrop HackettSouth-West19061890–1916
Samuel John HaynesSouth-East19041894–1910
Adam Jameson[2]Metropolitan-Suburban19041900–1903
Arthur JenkinsNorth-East19041898–1904; 1908–1917
Walter Kingsmill[2]Metropolitan-Suburban19041903–1922
Zebina Lane[4]Metropolitan-Suburban19081903–1908
Joseph Langsford[5]Metropolitan-Suburban19061904–1911
Robert LaurieWest19061901–1912
William Loton[1]East19081889–1890; 1898–1900;
1902–1908
Edward McLartySouth-West19041894–1916
Wesley MaleySouth-East19061900–1909
Matthew MossWest19081900–1901; 1902–1914
Con O'BrienCentral19041901–1904; 1908–1914
Charles PiesseSouth-East19081894–1914
George RandellMetropolitan19041875–1878; 1880–1890;
1893–1894; 1897–1910
John RichardsonNorth19041894–1904
Sir George ShentonMetropolitan19061870–1873; 1875–1906
Charles SommersNorth-East19061900–1918
Joseph ThomsonCentral19081902–1908
Frank StoneNorth19061894–1906
Sir Edward WittenoomNorth19081883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934
Barrington Wood[4]Metropolitan-Suburban19081902–1903
James WrightMetropolitan19081902–1908

Notes
1 On 2 May 1902, East Province MLC Frederick Crowder, who had been elected unopposed one week earlier, died. William Loton was elected unopposed on 17 May 1902.
2 On 24 January 1903, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Adam Jameson resigned. Walter Kingsmill, who had resigned as the Assembly member for Pilbara to contest the seat, was elected unopposed on 9 February 1903.
3 On 6 April 1903, East Province MLC Richard Burges resigned. Andrew Dempster won the resulting by-election on 6 May 1903.
4 On 25 August 1903, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Barrington Wood died. Zebina Lane won the resulting by-election on 11 September 1903.
5 On 15 December 1903, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC William Brookman's seat was declared vacant on the grounds of absence without leave. Joseph Langsford won the resulting by-election on 5 January 1904.

Sources
  • Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia : membership register, electoral law and statistics, 1890-1989. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-3641-4.
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-909779-18-X.
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