Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2001–2005

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 2001 and 21 May 2005:

NamePartyProvinceYears in office
Alan Cadby Liberal/Independent [1] North Metropolitan 2001–2005
George Cash Liberal North Metropolitan1989–2009
Kim Chance Labor Agricultural 1992–2009
Robin Chapple Greens Mining and Pastoral 2001–2005; 2009–present
John Cowdell Labor South West 1993–2005
Murray Criddle National Agricultural1993–2008
Ed Dermer LaborNorth Metropolitan1996–2013
Bruce Donaldson LiberalAgricultural1993–2009
Kate Doust Labor South Metropolitan 2001–present
Sue Ellery LaborSouth Metropolitan2001–present
Paddy Embry One Nation / Ind. /
New Country [2]
South West2001–2005
Adele Farina LaborSouth West2001–present
John Fischer One Nation / Ind. [3] Mining and Pastoral2001–2005
Jon Ford LaborMining and Pastoral2001–2013
Peter Foss Liberal East Metropolitan 1989–2005
Graham Giffard LaborNorth Metropolitan2000–2008
Nick Griffiths LaborEast Metropolitan1993–2009
Ray Halligan LiberalNorth Metropolitan1997–2009
Frank Hough One Nation / Ind. /
New Country [3]
Agricultural2001–2005
Barry House LiberalSouth West1987–2017
Kevin Leahy [4] LaborMining and Pastoral2004–2005
Lynn MacLaren [5] GreensSouth Metropolitan2005; 2009–2017
Dee Margetts GreensAgricultural2001–2005
Robyn McSweeney LiberalSouth West2001–2017
Norman Moore LiberalMining and Pastoral1977–2013
Simon O'Brien LiberalSouth Metropolitan1997–present
Louise Pratt LaborEast Metropolitan2001–2007
Ljiljanna Ravlich LaborEast Metropolitan1997–2015
Barbara Scott LiberalSouth Metropolitan1993–2009
Jim Scott [5] GreensSouth Metropolitan1993–2005
Dr Chrissy Sharp GreensSouth West1997–2005
Tom Stephens [4] LaborMining and Pastoral1982–2004
Bill Stretch LiberalSouth West1983–2005
Derrick Tomlinson LiberalEast Metropolitan1989–2005
Ken Travers LaborNorth Metropolitan1997–2016
Giz Watson GreensNorth Metropolitan1997–2013

Notes

1 North Metropolitan Liberal MLC Alan Cadby resigned to sit as an independent on 2 June 2004, after losing Liberal pre-selection to recontest his seat at the 2005 election.
2 South West MLC Paddy Embry was elected as a One Nation member, but resigned from the party on 15 May 2003 and sat as an independent. He later co-founded the New Country Party, and represented them in the Council towards the end of his term.
3 The two remaining One Nation members, John Fischer and Frank Hough, resigned from the party on 1 June 2004 and began serving as independents. Hough later co-founded the New Country Party with Paddy Embry, while Fischer chose to serve out his term as an independent.
4 Mining and Pastoral Labor MLC Tom Stephens resigned his seat on 28 September 2004 to contest the federal Kalgoorlie at the 2004 election, after the existing candidate died suddenly. Kevin Leahy served as a temporary replacement for the remainder of Stephens' term. Though Stephens failed to win the Kalgoorlie contest, he was instead elected to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara on 26 February 2005.
5 South Metropolitan Greens MLC Jim Scott resigned on 20 January 2005 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle at the February 2005 election. He was replaced by Lynn MacLaren for the last weeks of his term, and MacLaren contested the South Metropolitan seat in what had been Scott's place.

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