Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2005–2009

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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 2005 and 21 May 2009:

NamePartyProvinceYears in office
Shelley Archer Labor/Independent [3] Mining and Pastoral 2005–2009
Ken Baston Liberal Mining and Pastoral2005–2021
Matt Benson-Lidholm Labor South West 2005–2013
Carolyn Burton [6] Labor North Metropolitan 2008–2009
George Cash LiberalNorth Metropolitan1989–2009
Vince Catania [7] LaborMining and Pastoral2005–2009
Kim Chance Labor Agricultural 1992–2009
Peter Collier LiberalNorth Metropolitan2005–present
Murray Criddle [4] National Agricultural1993–2008
Ed Dermer LaborNorth Metropolitan1996–2013
Bruce Donaldson LiberalAgricultural1993–2009
Kate Doust Labor South Metropolitan 2001–present
Wendy Duncan [4] NationalAgricultural2008–2013
Shelley Eaton [7] LaborMining and Pastoral2008–2009
Sue Ellery LaborSouth Metropolitan2001–present
Brian Ellis [1] LiberalAgricultural2007–2017
Donna Faragher Liberal East Metropolitan 2005–present
Adele Farina LaborSouth West2001–present
Anthony Fels Liberal/Independent [5] Agricultural2005–2009
Jon Ford LaborMining and Pastoral2001–2013
Graham Giffard [6] LaborNorth Metropolitan2000–2008
Nick Griffiths LaborEast Metropolitan1993–2009
Nigel Hallett LiberalSouth West2005–2017
Ray Halligan LiberalNorth Metropolitan1997–2009
Barry House LiberalSouth West1987–2017
Paul Llewellyn Greens South West2005–2009
Robyn McSweeney LiberalSouth West2001–2017
Sheila Mills LaborSouth Metropolitan2005–2009
Norman Moore LiberalMining and Pastoral1977–2013
Helen Morton LiberalEast Metropolitan2005–2017
Simon O'Brien LiberalSouth Metropolitan1997–2021
Batong Pham [2] LaborEast Metropolitan2007–2009
Louise Pratt [2] LaborEast Metropolitan2001–2007
Ljiljanna Ravlich LaborEast Metropolitan1997–2015
Margaret Rowe [1] LiberalAgricultural2005–2007
Barbara Scott LiberalSouth Metropolitan1993–2009
Sally Talbot LaborSouth West2005–present
Ken Travers LaborNorth Metropolitan1997–2016
Giz Watson GreensNorth Metropolitan1997–2013

Notes

1 Agricultural Liberal MLC Margaret Rowe resigned on 22 June 2007. Brian Ellis was elected in the resulting countback on 16 July 2007.
2 East Metropolitan Labor MLC Louise Pratt resigned on 29 October 2007 to run for the Australian Senate at the 2007 federal election. Batong Pham was elected in the resulting countback on 26 November.
3 Mining and Pastoral MLC Shelley Archer was elected as a Labor member, but resigned from the party on 15 November 2007 after Premier Alan Carpenter called for her expulsion from parliament over an ongoing corruption scandal. She served out her term as an Independent and, despite initial suggestions to the contrary, did not recontest.
4 Agricultural National MLC Murray Criddle resigned on 2 January 2008. Wendy Duncan was elected in the resulting countback on 29 January 2008.
5 Agricultural MLC Anthony Fels was elected as a Liberal member, but resigned from the party on 31 July 2008. He subsequently sat as an independent and recontested his seat unsuccessfully at the 2008 election as a WAFamilyFirst.com Party candidate.
6 North Metropolitan Labor MLC Graham Giffard resigned on 11 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of Swan Hills in the election, where he was beaten by the Liberals' Frank Alban. Carolyn Burton was elected in the resulting countback on 12 September 2008.
7 Mining and Pastoral Labor MLC Vince Catania resigned on 12 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of North West in the election; he was elected. Shelley Eaton was elected in the resulting countback on 17 September 2008.