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1958

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.

Name Party District Years in office
John Ackland[3] Country Moore 1947–1958
Hugh Andrew Labor Victoria Park 1953–1961
Arthur Bickerton[2] Labor Pilbara 1958–1974
William Bovell Liberal Vasse 1947–1971
John Brady Labor Guildford-Midland 1948–1974
David Brand Liberal Greenough 1945–1975
George Cornell Country Mount Marshall 1947–1967
Charles Court Liberal Nedlands 1953–1982
Harold Crommelin Liberal Claremont 1956–1968
Tom Evans Labor Kalgoorlie 1956–1980
Bill Gaffy Labor Canning 1956–1959
Herb Graham Labor East Perth 1943–1973
Bill Grayden Ind. Lib. South Perth 1947–1949; 1956–1993
Jack Hall Labor Albany 1956–1970
Hon Albert Hawke Labor Northam 1933–1968
Stanley Heal Labor West Perth 1953–1965
John Hearman Liberal Blackwood 1950–1968
Bill Hegney Labor Mount Hawthorn 1939–1968
James Hegney Labor Middle Swan 1930–1947; 1950–1968
Ernest Hoar[1] Labor Warren 1943–1957
Ross Hutchinson Liberal Cottesloe 1950–1977
Colin Jamieson Labor Beeloo 1953–1986
Ted Johnson Labor Leederville 1952–1959
Lionel Kelly Labor Merredin-Yilgarn 1941–1968
Stan Lapham Labor North Perth 1953–1959; 1968–1974
Dick Lawrence Labor South Fremantle 1951–1960
Edgar Lewis[3] Country Moore 1958–1974
James Mann Liberal Avon Valley 1930–1962
Iven Manning Liberal Harvey 1950–1974
William Manning Country Narrogin 1956–1974
Frederick Marshall Labor Wembley Beaches 1956–1959
Harry May Labor Collie 1947–1968
Sir Ross McLarty Liberal Murray 1930–1962
Arthur Moir Labor Boulder 1951–1971
Crawford Nalder Country Katanning 1947–1974
Daniel Norton Labor Gascoyne 1953–1974
Emil Nulsen Labor Eyre 1932–1962
Everard O'Brien Labor Murchison 1952–1959
Edward Oldfield Ind. Lib. Mount Lawley 1951–1965
Ray Owen Country Darling Range 1944–1947; 1950–1962
Charles Perkins Country Roe 1942–1962
Percival Potter Labor Subiaco 1956–1959
John Rhatigan Labor Kimberley 1953–1968
George Roberts Liberal Bunbury 1955–1962
Alec Rodoreda[2] Labor Pilbara 1933–1958
Joseph Rowberry[1] Labor Warren 1958–1968
Bill Sewell Labor Geraldton 1950–1974
Joseph Sleeman Labor Fremantle 1924–1959
Lindsay Thorn Country Toodyay 1930–1959
Merv Toms Labor Maylands 1956–1971
John Tonkin Labor Melville 1933–1977
Arthur Watts Country Stirling 1935–1962
Gerald Wild Liberal Dale 1947–1965
1 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.
2 On 11 March 1958, the Labor member for Pilbara, Alec Rodoreda, died. Labor candidate Arthur Bickerton was elected unopposed on 24 April 1958.
3 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.