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1980

This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 22 May 1980 to 21 May 1983. 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.

Name Party Province Term expires Years in office
Norm Baxter National/NCP Central 1983 1950–1958; 1960–1983
Joe Berinson Labor North-East Metropolitan 1986 1980–1993
James Brown Labor South-East 1986 1980–1992
Des Dans Labor South Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989
Peter Dowding Labor North 1986 1980–1986
Lyla Elliott Labor North-East Metropolitan 1983 1971–1986
Vic Ferry Liberal South-West 1983 1965–1987
Harry Gayfer National/NCP Central 1986 1974–1989
Clive Griffiths Liberal South-East Metropolitan 1983 1965–1997
Bob Hetherington Labor East Metropolitan 1986 1977–1989
Garry Kelly[1] Labor South Metropolitan 1986 1982–1993
Thomas Knight Liberal South 1986 1974–1986
Ron Leeson Labor South-East 1983 1971–1983
Sandy Lewis Liberal Lower Central 1986 1974–1989
Phil Lockyer Liberal Lower North 1986 1980–1997
Margaret McAleer Liberal Upper West 1986 1974–1993
Fred McKenzie Labor East Metropolitan 1983 1977–1993
Graham MacKinnon Liberal South West 1986 1956–1986
Thomas McNeil National/NP Upper West 1983 1977–1989
Neil McNeill Liberal Lower West 1983 1965–1983
Gordon Masters Liberal West 1986 1974–1989
Ian Medcalf Liberal Metropolitan 1986 1968–1986
Norman Moore Liberal Lower North 1983 1977–2013
Neil Oliver Liberal West 1983 1977–1989
Howard Olney[1] Labor South Metropolitan 1986 1980–1981
Phillip Pendal Liberal South-East Metropolitan 1986 1980–1993
Winifred Piesse National/NCP Lower Central 1983 1977–1983
Bob Pike Liberal North Metropolitan 1983 1977–1983; 1989–1994
Ian Pratt Liberal Lower West 1986 1974–1986
Tom Stephens[2] Labor North 1983 1982–2004
Peter Wells Liberal North Metropolitan 1986 1980–1986
Richard Williams Liberal Metropolitan 1983 1971–1989
Bill Withers[2] Liberal/Independent North 1983 1971–1982
David Wordsworth Liberal South 1983 1971–1993
1 On 16 December 1981, South Metropolitan Province Labor MLC Howard Olney resigned in order to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Labor candidate Garry Kelly won the resulting by-election on 13 March 1982.
2 On 21 May 1982, North Province MLC Bill Withers, who had been elected as a Liberal but had resigned from the party in May 1981, resigned. Labor candidate Tom Stephens won the resulting by-election on 31 July 1982.