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1906

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 30 May 1904 to 21 May 1906. The chamber had thirty seats made up of ten provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election.

Name Province Term
expires		 Years in office
George Bellingham South-East 1908 1900–1908
Henry Briggs West 1910 1896–1919
Thomas Brimage South 1906 1900–1912
Ephraim Clarke South-West 1908 1901–1921
James Connolly North-East 1908 1901–1914
Charles Dempster East 1906 1873–1874; 1894–1907
John Drew[2] Central 1906 1900–1918; 1924–1947
John Winthrop Hackett South-West 1906 1890–1916
Vernon Hamersley[1] East 1910 1904–1946
Samuel Johnson Haynes South-East 1910 1894–1910
Edward Keane[1] East 1910 1886–1890; 1904
Walter Kingsmill[3] Metropolitan-Suburban 1910 1903–1922
Zebina Lane Metropolitan-Suburban 1908 1903–1908
Joseph Langsford Metropolitan-Suburban 1906 1904–1911
Robert Laurie West 1906 1901–1912
William Loton East 1908 1889–1890; 1898–1900;
1902–1908
Robert McKenzie North-East 1910 1904–1916
Edward McLarty South-West 1910 1894–1916
Wesley Maley South-East 1906 1900–1909
Matthew Moss West 1908 1900–1901; 1902–1914
William Oats South 1910 1904–1910
William Patrick Central 1910 1904–1916
Charles Piesse South-East 1908 1894–1914
George Randell Metropolitan 1910 1875–1878; 1880–1890;
1893–1894; 1897–1910
Sir George Shenton Metropolitan 1906 1870–1873; 1875–1906
Robert Frederick Sholl North 1910 1886–1890; 1904–1909
Charles Sommers North-East 1906 1900–1918
Joseph Thomson Central 1908 1902–1908
Frank Stone North 1906 1894–1906
Sir Edward Wittenoom North 1908 1883–1884; 1885–1886;
1894–1898; 1902–1906;
1910–1934
James Wright Metropolitan 1908 1902–1908
1 On 9 July 1904, East Province MLC Edward Keane died. Vernon Hamersley won the resulting by-election on 5 August 1904.
2 On 10 August 1904, Central Province MLC John Drew was appointed Minister for Lands in the new Ministry led by Labor premier Henry Daglish. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 27 August 1904.
3 On 25 August 1905, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Walter Kingsmill was appointed Colonial Secretary and Minister for Education in the new Ministry led by Cornthwaite Rason. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 6 September 1905.