Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2013–2017

Last updated February 26, 2020

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council between 22 May 2013 and 21 May 2017:

Name	Party	Region	Term in office
Hon Martin Aldridge	National	Agricultural	2013–present
Hon Ken Baston	Liberal	Mining and Pastoral	2005–present
Hon Liz Behjat	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2009–2017
Hon Paul Brown ^[4]	National	Agricultural	2013–2017
Hon Jacqui Boydell	National	Mining and Pastoral	2013–present
Hon Robin Chapple	Greens	Mining and Pastoral	2001–2005; 2009–present
Hon Jim Chown	Liberal	Agricultural	2009–present
Hon Alanna Clohesy	Labor	East Metropolitan	2013–present
Hon Peter Collier	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2005–present
Hon Stephen Dawson	Labor	Mining and Pastoral	2013–present
Hon Kate Doust	Labor	South Metropolitan	2001–present
Hon Phil Edman	Liberal	South Metropolitan	2009–2017
Hon Sue Ellery	Labor	South Metropolitan	2001–present
Hon Brian Ellis	Liberal	Agricultural	2007–2017
Hon Donna Faragher	Liberal	East Metropolitan	2005–present
Hon Adele Farina	Labor	South West	2001–present
Hon Nick Goiran	Liberal	South Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Dave Grills	National	Mining and Pastoral	2013–2017
Hon Nigel Hallett	Liberal/Shooters and Fishers ^[2]	South West	2005–2017
Hon Alyssa Hayden	Liberal	East Metropolitan	2009–2017
Hon Colin Holt	National	South West	2009–present
Hon Barry House	Liberal	South West	1987–2017
Hon Elise Irwin ^[4]	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2017
Hon Peter Katsambanis ^[4]	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2013–2017
Hon Bill Leadbetter ^[4]	Labor	East Metropolitan	2017
Hon Mark Lewis	Liberal	Mining and Pastoral	2013–2017
Hon Lynn MacLaren	Greens	South Metropolitan	2005; 2009–2017
Hon Robyn McSweeney	Liberal	South West	2001–2017
Hon Rick Mazza	Shooters and Fishers	Agricultural	2013–present
Hon Laine McDonald ^[3]	Labor	North Metropolitan	2016–2017
Hon Michael Mischin	Liberal	North Metropolitan	2009–present
Hon Helen Morton	Liberal	East Metropolitan	2005–2017
Hon Simon O'Brien	Liberal	South Metropolitan	1997–present
Hon Martin Pritchard ^[1]	Labor	North Metropolitan	2015–present
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich ^[1]	Labor	North Metropolitan	1997–2015
Hon Samantha Rowe	Labor	East Metropolitan	2013–present
Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson ^[4]	Labor	East Metropolitan	2013–2017
Hon Sally Talbot	Labor	South West	2005–present
Hon Ken Travers ^[3]	Labor	North Metropolitan	1997–2016
Hon Darren West	Labor	Agricultural	2013–present

¹ North Metropolitan Labor MLC Ljiljanna Ravlich resigned on 10 March 2015. Martin Pritchard was elected in a countback on 21 April.

² South West Liberal MLC Nigel Hallett resigned from the Liberal Party on 16 June 2016 and joined the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

³ North Metropolitan Labor MLC Ken Travers resigned on 29 August 2016. Laine McDonald was elected in a countback on 27 September 2016.

⁴ East Metropolitan Labor MLC Amber-Jade Sanderson resigned on 5 February 2017 to contest the Legislative Assembly, while Agricultural National MLC Paul Brown and North Metropolitan Liberal MLC Peter Katsambanis resigned on 6 February 2017 for the same purpose. Sanderson and Katsambanis's vacancies were filled on 4 April 2017 by Bill Leadbetter and Elise Irwin respectively. Brown's vacancy is not being filled as the National Party has given notice to the Electoral Commissioner that there is no qualified member of that party available to fill the vacancy.

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