Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1974–1977

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1974 to 21 May 1977. The chamber had 30 seats made up of 15 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election.

NamePartyProvinceTerm expiresYears in office
Charles Abbey Liberal West 19771958–1977
Norm Baxter Country Central 19771950–1958; 1960–1983
George Berry Liberal Lower North 19801968–1980
Roy Claughton Labor North Metropolitan 19801968–1980
Don Cooley Labor North-East Metropolitan 19801974–1980
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 19771971–1989
Stan Dellar Labor Lower North 19771971–1977
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 19771971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 19771965–1987
Harry Gayfer Country Central 19801974–1989
Arthur Griffith Liberal North Metropolitan 19771953–1977
Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 19771965–1997
Jack Heitman Country Upper West 19771963–1977
Thomas Knight Liberal South 19801974–1986
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 19771971–1983
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 19801974–1989
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 19801974–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 19801956–1986
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 19771965–1983
Gordon Masters Liberal West 19801974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 19801968–1986
Thomas Perry Country Lower Central 19771965–1977
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 19801974–1986
Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 19801962–1980
Ronald Thompson Labor South Metropolitan 19801959–1980
John Tozer Liberal North 19801974–1980
Grace Vaughan Labor South-East Metropolitan 19801974–1980
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 19771971–1989
Bill Withers Liberal North 19771971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 19771971–1993

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