Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1898–1900

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 9 May 1898 to 14 May 1900. The chamber had 24 seats made up of eight provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election.

NameProvinceTerm
expires
Years in office
Henry Briggs West 19041896–1919
R. G. Burges East 19041894–1903
Daniel Keen Congdon West 19001887–1890; 1892–1900
Frederick Crowder South-East 19001894–1900; 1901–1902
Charles Dempster East 19001873–1874; 1894–1907
John Winthrop Hackett South-West 19001890–1916
Richard Septimus Haynes Central 19021896–1902
Samuel Johnson Haynes South-East 19041894–1910
Arthur Jenkins North-East 19041898–1904; 1908–1917
Alfred Kidson West 19021895–1902
William Loton [1] Central 19001889–1890; 1898–1900;
1902–1908
Henry Lukin [2] East 19021899–1901
Donald MacKay North 19021896–1902
Edward McLarty South-West 19041894–1916
Alexander Matheson North-East 19021897–1901
Harold Parsons North-East 19001897–1900
Charles Piesse South-East 19021894–1914
George Randell Metropolitan 19041875–1878; 1880–1890;
1893–1894; 1897–1910
John Richardson North 19041894–1904
Henry Saunders Metropolitan 19021894–1902; 1918–1919
Sir George Shenton Metropolitan 19001870–1873; 1875–1906
William Spencer South-West 19021896–1901
Frank Stone North 19001894–1906
John Taylor [2] East 19021896–1899
Frederic Whitcombe Central 19041898–1900

Notes

1 On 28 April 1898, Central Province MLC Edward Wittenoom resigned. William Loton was elected on 13 June 1898 to fill the remaining two years of his term.
1 On 9 June 1899, East Province MLC John Taylor resigned. Henry Lukin was elected on 11 July 1899 to fill the remainder of his term.

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