Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1977 to 21 May 1980. The chamber had 32 seats made up of 16 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election. A new province, East Metropolitan, was added at the 1977 election. During the term, the National Country Party split in two over the issue of coalition with the Liberal Party, with supporters of the Coalition remaining in the National Country Party (NCP), and opponents creating a new National Party (NP). They reunited in 1985.

NamePartyProvinceTerm expiresYears in office
Norm Baxter National/NCP Central 19831950–1958; 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 19831971–1989
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 19831971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 19831965–1987
Harry Gayfer National/NCP Central 19801974–1989
Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 19831965–1997
Bob Hetherington Labor East Metropolitan 19801977–1989
Thomas Knight Liberal South 19801974–1986
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 19831971–1983
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 19801974–1989
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 19801974–1993
Fred McKenzie Labor East Metropolitan 19831977–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 19801956–1986
Thomas McNeil National/NP Upper West 19831977–1989
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 19831965–1983
Gordon Masters Liberal West 19801974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 19801968–1986
Norman Moore Liberal Lower North 19831977–2013
Neil Oliver Liberal West 19831977–1989
Winifred Piesse National/NCP Lower Central 19831977–1983
Bob Pike Liberal North Metropolitan 19831977–1983; 1989–1994
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 19801974–1986
Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 19801962–1980
Ronald Thompson Labor/Independent South Metropolitan 19801959–1980
John Tozer Liberal North 19801974–1980
Grace Vaughan Labor South-East Metropolitan 19801974–1980
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 19831971–1989
Bill Withers Liberal North 19831971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 19831971–1993

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