Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1906–1908

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1906 to 21 May 1908. 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.

NameProvinceTerm
expires		Years in office
George Bellingham South-East 19081900–1908
Henry Briggs West 19101896–1919
Thomas Brimage North-East 19121900–1912
Ephraim Clarke South-West 19081901–1921
James Connolly [1] North-East 19081901–1914
Francis Connor North 19121906–1916
Charles Dempster [3] East 19121873–1874; 1894–1907
John Drew Central 19121900–1918; 1924–1947
John Glowrey South 19121900–1904; 1906–1912
John Winthrop Hackett South-West 19121890–1916
Vernon Hamersley East 19101904–1946
Samuel Haynes South-East 19101894–1910
Walter Kingsmill Metropolitan-Suburban 19101903–1922
Zebina Lane Metropolitan-Suburban 19081903–1908
Joseph Langsford Metropolitan-Suburban 19121904–1911
Robert Laurie West 19121901–1912
William Loton East 19081889–1890; 1898–1900;
1902–1908
Robert McKenzie North-East 19101904–1916
Edward McLarty South-West 19101894–1916
Wesley Maley South-East 19121900–1909
Matthew Moss West 19081900–1901; 1902–1914
William Oats South 19101904–1910
William Patrick Central 19101904–1916
Richard Pennefather [2] North 19081907–1914
Charles Piesse South-East 19081894–1914
George Randell Metropolitan 19101875–1878; 1880–1890;
1893–1894; 1897–1910
Robert Frederick Sholl North 19101886–1890; 1904–1909
Charles Sommers Metropolitan 19121900–1918
Joseph Thomson Central 19081902–1908
George Throssell [3] East 19121907–1910
Sir Edward Wittenoom [2] North 19081883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934
James Wright Metropolitan 19081902–1908

Notes

1 On 7 May 1906, North-East Province MLC James Connolly was appointed Colonial Secretary and Minister for Commerce and Labour in the new Ministry led by Newton Moore. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 16 May 1906.
2 On 6 November 1906, North Province MLC Edward Wittenoom resigned. Richard Pennefather won the resulting by-election on 15 January 1907.
3 On 21 July 1907, East Province MLC Charles Dempster resigned. George Throssell, who had served briefly as Premier in 1901, won the resulting by-election on 12 August 1907.

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