Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959 explained

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1956 election and the 1959 election, together known as the 22nd Parliament.

NamePartyDistrictYears in office
1947–1958
1953–1961
Labor 1958–1974
1947–1971
Labor 1948–1974
Liberal 1945–1975
Country 1947–1967
Liberal 1953–1982
Liberal 1956–1968
Labor 1956–1980
Labor 1956–1959
Labor 1943–1973
Ind. Lib. 1947–1949; 1956–1993
1956–1970
Labor 1933–1968
Labor 1953–1965
Liberal 1950–1968
Labor 1939–1968
Labor 1930–1947; 1950–1968
Labor 1943–1957
Liberal 1950–1977
Labor 1953–1986
Labor 1952–1959
Labor 1941–1968
Labor 1953–1959; 1968–1974
Labor 1951–1960
Country 1958–1974
Liberal 1930–1962
Liberal 1950–1974
Country 1956–1974
Labor 1956–1959
Labor 1947–1968
Liberal 1930–1962
Labor 1951–1971
Country 1947–1974
Labor 1953–1974
Labor 1932–1962
Labor 1952–1959
Ind. Lib. 1951–1965
Country 1944–1947; 1950–1962
Country 1942–1962
Labor 1956–1959
Labor 1953–1968
Liberal 1955–1962
1933–1958
Labor 1958–1968
Labor 1950–1974
Labor 1924–1959
Country 1930–1959
Labor 1956–1971
Labor 1933–1977
Country 1935–1962
Liberal 1947–1965

Notes

On 17 December 1957, the Labor member for Warren, Ernest Hoar, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Western Australia in London. Labor candidate Joseph Rowberry won the resulting by-election on 25 January 1958.

On 11 March 1958, the Labor member for Pilbara, Alec Rodoreda, died. Labor candidate Arthur Bickerton was elected unopposed on 24 April 1958.

On 29 July 1958, the Country member for Moore, John Ackland, died. Country candidate Edgar Lewis won the resulting by-election on 20 September 1958.

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