Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1872–1874

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from June 1872 to September 1874. The chamber had 18 members, as specified by the Legislative Council Act 1870 (33 Vict, No. 13). Section 1 of this Act specified that a minimum of one-third of the Council would be appointed by the Crown. Three of these were official nominees who were part of the Continuous Ministry—namely the Colonial Secretary, Attorney-General and the Surveyor-General—while the remaining three were "non-official nominees". All other positions were elected.

An amendment proclaimed on 15 January 1874 expanded the Council from 18 to 21 seats, adding two elected and one nominee member.

Name District/Office Years in office
Sir Frederick BarleeColonial Secretary1855–1875
Wallace BickleyNominee1872–1876
Alfred BussellNominee1872–1874
Thomas CareyVasse1872–1874; 1878–1884
Julien CarrPerth1868–1873
Thomas Cockburn-Campbell[2]Nominee1872–1889; 1890–1892
Charles Crowther[5]Greenough1873–1886
Charles Dempster[4]Toodyay1873–1874; 1894–1907
James Drummond[4]Toodyay1870–1873
Malcolm FraserSurveyor-General1870–1886; 1887–1890
George Glydenominee1874–1879; 1882–1885
William Locke Brockman[3]Swan1839–1840; 1868–1870; 1872
Albert HassellAlbany1871–1874
Sir Henry Hocking[1]Attorney-General1873–1874; 1875–1879
George Walpole Leake[1]Attorney-General1872–1873; 1874–1875;
1879; 1880–1881; 1883
Luke LeakePerth1870–1886
James George Lee-SteereWellington1868–1880; 1885–1890
Major LogueGeraldton1870–1874
William Marmion[2]Nominee/Fremantle1870–1890
John MongerYork1870–1875
Edward Newman[2]Fremantle1870–1872
Walter Padbury[3]Swan1872–1877
William Silas PearseFremantle1872–1880; 1884–1890
George Shenton[5]Greenough1870–1873, 1875–1906
Robert Walcott[1]Attorney-General1870–1872

Notes
1 In December 1872, Attorney-General Robert Walcott resigned. George Walpole Leake was appointed to replace him in the Council until Henry Hocking took up his duties in March 1873.
2 On 25 November 1872, Edward Newman, one of the two members for Fremantle, died. At the resulting by-election on 26 December, William Marmion, already a nominee member of the Council, was elected. He transferred to the elective seat, and Thomas Cockburn-Campbell was nominated in his stead.
3 On 28 November 1872, William Locke Brockman, the member for Swan, died. At the close of nominations on 26 December for the resulting by-election, Walter Padbury was returned unopposed.
4 On 8 February 1873, James Drummond, the member for Toodyay, died. At the close of nominations on 4 March for the resulting by-election, Charles Dempster was returned unopposed.
5 On 5 July 1873, the result of the 1872 election for Greenough was voided, and George Shenton ceased to be a member of the Council. At a by-election on 22 July 1873, Charles Crowther was elected.

Sources
  • Black, David (1992). Legislative Council of Western Australia, elections and electoral law 1867-1890. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-5007-7.
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