Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2005–2009

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 2005 and 21 May 2009:

Name Party Province Years in office
Shelley ArcherLabor/Independent [3]Mining and Pastoral2005–2009
Ken BastonLiberalMining and Pastoral2005–present
Matt Benson-LidholmLaborSouth West2005–2013
Carolyn Burton[6]LaborNorth Metropolitan2008–2009
George CashLiberalNorth Metropolitan1989–2009
Vince Catania[7]LaborMining and Pastoral2005–2009
Kim ChanceLaborAgricultural1992–2009
Peter CollierLiberalNorth Metropolitan2005–present
Murray Criddle[4]NationalAgricultural1993–2008
Ed DermerLaborNorth Metropolitan1996–2013
Bruce DonaldsonLiberalAgricultural1993–2009
Kate DoustLaborSouth Metropolitan2001–present
Wendy Duncan[4]NationalAgricultural2008–2013
Shelley Eaton[7]LaborMining and Pastoral2008–2009
Sue ElleryLaborSouth Metropolitan2001–present
Brian Ellis[1]LiberalAgricultural2007–2017
Donna FaragherLiberalEast Metropolitan2005–present
Adele FarinaLaborSouth West2001–present
Anthony FelsLiberal/Independent[5]Agricultural2005–2009
Jon FordLaborMining and Pastoral2001–2013
Graham Giffard[6]LaborNorth Metropolitan2000–2008
Nick GriffithsLaborEast Metropolitan1993–2009
Nigel HallettLiberalSouth West2005–2017
Ray HalliganLiberalNorth Metropolitan1997–2009
Barry HouseLiberalSouth West1987–2017
Paul LlewellynGreensSouth West2005–2009
Robyn McSweeneyLiberalSouth West2001–2017
Sheila MillsLaborSouth Metropolitan2005–2009
Norman MooreLiberalMining and Pastoral1977–2013
Helen MortonLiberalEast Metropolitan2005–2017
Simon O'BrienLiberalSouth Metropolitan1997–present
Batong Pham[2]LaborEast Metropolitan2007–2009
Louise Pratt[2]LaborEast Metropolitan2001–2007
Ljiljanna RavlichLaborEast Metropolitan1997–2015
Margaret Rowe[1]LiberalAgricultural2005–2007
Barbara ScottLiberalSouth Metropolitan1993–2009
Sally TalbotLaborSouth West2005–present
Ken TraversLaborNorth Metropolitan1997–2016
Giz WatsonGreensNorth Metropolitan1997–2013

Notes
1 Agricultural Liberal MLC Margaret Rowe resigned on 22 June 2007. Brian Ellis was elected in the resulting countback on 16 July 2007.
2 East Metropolitan Labor MLC Louise Pratt resigned on 29 October 2007 to run for the Australian Senate at the 2007 federal election. Batong Pham was elected in the resulting countback on 26 November.
3 Mining and Pastoral MLC Shelley Archer was elected as a Labor member, but resigned from the party on 15 November 2007 after Premier Alan Carpenter called for her expulsion from parliament over an ongoing corruption scandal. She served out her term as an Independent and, despite initial suggestions to the contrary, did not recontest.
4 Agricultural National MLC Murray Criddle resigned on 2 January 2008. Wendy Duncan was elected in the resulting countback on 29 January 2008.
5 Agricultural MLC Anthony Fels was elected as a Liberal member, but resigned from the party on 31 July 2008. He subsequently sat as an independent and recontested his seat unsuccessfully at the 2008 election as a WAFamilyFirst.com Party candidate.
6 North Metropolitan Labor MLC Graham Giffard resigned on 11 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of Swan Hills in the election, where he was beaten by the Liberals' Frank Alban. Carolyn Burton was elected in the resulting countback on 12 September 2008.
7 Mining and Pastoral Labor MLC Vince Catania resigned on 12 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of North West in the election; he was elected. Shelley Eaton was elected in the resulting countback on 17 September 2008.
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