Notes
- 1 On 21 August 1975, the Liberal member for Greenough, former Premier Sir David Brand, resigned. Liberal candidate Reg Tubby won the resulting by-election on 1 November 1975.
This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1977. All members denoted "National Country" were elected under the National Alliance banner, but shortly thereafter adopted the name "National Country Party".
| Name | Party | District | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barnett | Labor | Rockingham | 1974–1996 |
| Tom Bateman | Labor | Canning | 1968–1986 |
| Ron Bertram | Labor | Mount Hawthorn | 1968–1989 |
| Barry Blaikie | Liberal | Vasse | 1971–1996 |
| Sir David Brand [1] | Liberal | Greenough | 1945–1975 |
| Mal Bryce | Labor | Ascot | 1971–1988 |
| Brian Burke | Labor | Balga | 1973–1988 |
| Terry Burke | Labor | Perth | 1968–1987 |
| Jeff Carr | Labor | Geraldton | 1974–1991 |
| Jim Clarko | Liberal | Karrinyup | 1974–1996 |
| Sir Charles Court | Liberal | Nedlands | 1953–1982 |
| Hendy Cowan | National Country | Merredin-Yilgarn | 1974–2001 |
| Peter Coyne | Liberal | Murchison-Eyre | 1971–1986 |
| June Craig | Liberal | Wellington | 1974–1983 |
| Bert Crane | National Country | Moore | 1974–1989 |
| Tom Dadour | Liberal | Subiaco | 1971–1986 |
| Ron Davies | Labor | Victoria Park | 1961–1986 |
| David Evans | Labor | Warren | 1968–1989 |
| Tom Evans | Labor | Kalgoorlie | 1956–1980 |
| Harry Fletcher | Labor | Fremantle | 1959–1977 |
| Bill Grayden | Liberal | South Perth | 1947–1949; 1956–1993 |
| Geoff Grewar | Liberal | Roe | 1974–1983 |
| John Harman | Labor | Maylands | 1968–1986 |
| Tom Hartrey | Labor | Boulder-Dundas | 1971–1977 |
| Ross Hutchinson | Liberal | Cottesloe | 1950–1977 |
| Colin Jamieson | Labor | Welshpool | 1953–1986 |
| Peter Jones | National Country | Narrogin | 1974–1986 |
| Tom Jones | Labor | Collie | 1968–1989 |
| Ian Laurance | Liberal | Gascoyne | 1974–1987 |
| Donald May | Labor | Clontarf | 1962–1965; 1968–1977 |
| Ken McIver | Labor | Avon | 1968–1986 |
| Ray McPharlin | National Country | Mount Marshall | 1967–1983 |
| Andrew Mensaros | Liberal | Floreat | 1968–1991 |
| James Moiler | Labor | Mundaring | 1971–1977 |
| Mick Nanovich | Liberal | Toodyay | 1974–1983 |
| Ray O'Connor | Liberal | Mount Lawley | 1959–1984 |
| Dick Old | National Country | Katanning | 1974–1986 |
| Des O'Neil | Liberal | East Melville | 1959–1980 |
| Alan Ridge | Liberal | Kimberley | 1968–1980 |
| Cyril Rushton | Liberal | Dale | 1965–1988 |
| Richard Shalders | Liberal | Murray | 1974–1983 |
| John Sibson | Liberal | Bunbury | 1973–1983 |
| Jack Skidmore | Labor | Swan | 1974–1982 |
| Brian Sodeman | Liberal | Pilbara | 1974–1983 |
| Matt Stephens | National Country | Stirling | 1971–1989 |
| Alexander Taylor | Labor | Cockburn | 1968–1984 |
| Ian Thompson | Liberal | Kalamunda | 1971–1993 |
| Arthur Tonkin | Labor | Morley | 1971–1987 |
| John Tonkin | Labor | Melville | 1933–1977 |
| Reg Tubby [1] | Liberal | Greenough | 1975–1989 |
| Leo Watt | Liberal | Albany | 1974–1993 |
| Ray Young | Liberal | Scarborough | 1971–1983 |
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