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1980

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1977 to 21 May 1980. The chamber had 32 seats made up of 16 provinces each electing two members, on a system of rotation whereby one-half of the members would retire at each triennial election. A new province, East Metropolitan, was added at the 1977 election. During the term, the National Country Party split in two over the issue of coalition with the Liberal Party, with supporters of the Coalition remaining in the National Country Party (NCP), and opponents creating a new National Party (NP). They reunited in 1985.

Name Party Province Term expires Years in office
Norm Baxter National/NCP Central 1983 1950–1958; 1960–1983
George Berry Liberal Lower North 1980 1968–1980
Roy Claughton Labor North Metropolitan 1980 1968–1980
Don Cooley Labor North-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1983 1971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1983 1965–1987
Harry Gayfer National/NCP Central 1980 1974–1989
Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 1983 1965–1997
Bob Hetherington Labor East Metropolitan 1980 1977–1989
Thomas Knight Liberal South 1980 1974–1986
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 1983 1971–1983
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 1980 1974–1989
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 1980 1974–1993
Fred McKenzie Labor East Metropolitan 1983 1977–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 1980 1956–1986
Thomas McNeil National/NP Upper West 1983 1977–1989
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 1983 1965–1983
Gordon Masters Liberal West 1980 1974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1980 1968–1986
Norman Moore Liberal Lower North 1983 1977–2013
Neil Oliver Liberal West 1983 1977–1989
Winifred Piesse National/NCP Lower Central 1983 1977–1983
Bob Pike Liberal North Metropolitan 1983 1977–1983; 1989–1994
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 1980 1974–1986
Claude Stubbs Labor South-East 1980 1962–1980
Ronald Thompson Labor/Independent South Metropolitan 1980 1959–1980
John Tozer Liberal North 1980 1974–1980
Grace Vaughan Labor South-East Metropolitan 1980 1974–1980
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989
Bill Withers Liberal North 1983 1971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 1983 1971–1993