Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1897–1901

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The following is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1897 elections and the 1901 elections, together known as the Third Parliament.

NameParty District Years in office
Hon Septimus Burt [6] Ministerial Ashburton 1890–1900
Francis Connor Ministerial East Kimberley 1893–1905
John Conolly Ind. Min. Dundas 1897–1901
Leonard Darlot [7] Ministerial De Grey 1900–1901
Denis Doherty Ministerial North Fremantle 1897–1903
Norman Ewing Independent Swan 1897–1901
Alexander Forrest Ministerial West Kimberley 1890–1901
David Forrest [6] Ministerial Ashburton 1900–1901
Hon Sir John Forrest Ministerial Bunbury 1890–1901
William James George Independent Murray 1895–1902; 1909–1930
Henry Gregory Independent North Coolgardie 1897–1911
Lyall Hall Ministerial Perth 1897–1901
Charles Harper Independent Beverley 1890–1905
Albert Hassell Ministerial Plantagenet 1890–1904
John Hassell [8] Opposition Albany 1900–1901
John Higham Ministerial Fremantle 1896–1904
Joseph Holmes Ministerial East Fremantle 1897–1904; 1905–1906
Edward Hooley [7] Ministerial De Grey 1894–1900
George Hubble [2] Ministerial Gascoyne 1897–1901
Robert Hutchinson [4] Opposition Geraldton 1900–1904
Frederick Illingworth Opposition Central Murchison 1894–1904
Walter James Opposition East Perth 1894–1904
Henry Kenny [5] Independent North Murchison 1897–1899
Walter Kingsmill Independent Pilbara 1897–1903
George Leake [8] Opposition Albany 1890; 1894–1900; 1901–1902
Hon James George Lee-Steere Ministerial Nelson 1890–1903
Hon Henry Lefroy [1] Ministerial Moore 1892–1901; 1911–1921
Ernest Locke Ministerial Sussex 1897–1901
Samuel Mitchell Ministerial Murchison 1897–1901
Frederick Monger [3] Ministerial York 1892–1903; 1905–1914
Charles Moran Ministerial East Coolgardie 1894–1901; 1902–1905
Frederick Moorhead [5] Ministerial North Murchison 1899–1901
Alf Morgans Ministerial Coolgardie 1897–1904
William Oats Independent Yilgarn 1897–1904
Charles Oldham [10] Labour North Perth 1897–1900
Hon Richard Pennefather [1] Ind. Min. Greenough 1897–1901
Samuel J. Phillips Ministerial Irwin 1890–1904
Hon Frederick Henry Piesse Ministerial Williams 1890–1909
Timothy Quinlan Ministerial Toodyay 1890–1894; 1897–1911
Cornthwaite Rason Ministerial South Murchison 1897–1906
Richard Robson [4] Independent Geraldton 1899–1900
Horace Sholl Ministerial Roebourne 1891–1901
George Simpson [4] Opposition Geraldton 1891–1899
Elias Solomon Independent South Fremantle 1892–1901
Hon George Throssell Ministerial Northam 1890–1904
Harry Venn Ministerial Wellington 1890–1901
Frederick Vosper [11] Opposition North-East Coolgardie 1897–1901
Frank Wallace Independent Yalgoo 1897–1904
Frank Wilson Opposition Canning 1897–1901; 1904–1917
Hon Barrington Wood [9] Ministerial West Perth 1894–1901

Notes

1 On 12 May 1897, Henry Lefroy, the member for Moore, was appointed Minister for Education by Premier John Forrest, and on 27 October 1897, Richard Pennefather, the member for Greenough, was appointed Attorney-General. Both were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections, at which both were returned unopposed.
2 On 13 June 1899, George Hubble, the member for Gascoyne, resigned. He was returned unopposed in the resulting by-election on 26 June 1899.
3 On 15 June 1899, Frederick Monger, the member for York, resigned. He was returned unopposed in the resulting by-election on 26 June 1899.
4 On 27 June 1899, George Simpson, the Opposition member for Geraldton, resigned. At the resulting by-election held on 12 July 1899, he was defeated by Independent candidate Richard Robson. On 13 June 1900, Robson resigned, and at the by-election held to replace him on 24 July 1900, Opposition candidate Robert Hutchinson was successful. He went on to win the seat unopposed at the 1901 election nine months later.
5 Henry Kenny, the Opposition member for North Murchison, died on 25 August 1899. Ministerial candidate Frederick Moorhead won the resulting by-election on 18 September 1899.
6 Septimus Burt, the member for Ashburton, resigned in April 1900. At the resulting by-election, David Forrest, the younger brother of Premier John Forrest and Alexander Forrest, was returned unopposed on 24 April 1900. The year from the by-election until the April 1901 general election marked the only time in the history of Western Australia when three members of the same family had held seats in the Parliament concurrently. By July 1901, all were gone—John was elected to the new Federal Parliament representing the seat of Swan, Alexander died, and David was defeated in his bid for Electoral district of Gascoyne.
7 E. T. Hooley, the member for De Grey, resigned on 1 May 1900. Leonard Darlot was returned unopposed in the resulting by-election on 28 May 1900.
8 On 10 July 1900, George Leake, the Opposition member for Albany, resigned. At the by-election held to replace him on 24 July 1900, Opposition candidate John Hassell was successful.
9 On 10 September 1900, Barrington Wood, the member for West Perth, was appointed Commissioner of Railways and Minister for Works by Premier John Forrest. He were therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 22 September 1900.
10 The seat of North Perth was declared vacant on 16 October 1900 as the Labour member, Charles Oldham, had been absent without leave of the House for two months. No by-election was held due to the imminent 1901 election.
11 Frederick Vosper, the Opposition member for North-East Coolgardie, died on 6 January 1901, but no by-election was held due to the imminent 1901 election.

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