# Central Province (Western Australia)

Central Province was an electoral province of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1894 and 1989. It elected three members between 1894 and 1965 and two members between 1965 and 1989.

## Members

Three members (1894–1965) :
| Member 1 | Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term | Member 3 | Party | Term |
| | Edward Wittenoom | None | 1894–1898 | Ernest Henty | None | 1894–1895 | Hugh McKernan | None | 1894–1896 |
| | Edward Wittenoom | None | 1894–1898 | William Alexander | None | 1895–1898 | Hugh McKernan | None | 1894–1896 |
| | Edward Wittenoom | None | 1894–1898 | William Alexander | None | 1895–1898 | Richard Haynes | None | 1896–1902 |
| | William Loton | None | 1898–1900 | Frederic Whitcombe | None | 1898–1900 | Richard Haynes | None | 1896–1902 |
| | John Drew | None | 1900–1910 | Frederic Whitcombe | None | 1898–1900 | Richard Haynes | None | 1896–1902 |
| | John Drew | None | 1900–1910 | Con O'Brien | Labor | 1901–1904 | Richard Haynes | None | 1896–1902 |
| | John Drew | None | 1900–1910 | Con O'Brien | Labor | 1901–1904 | Joseph Thomson | None | 1902–1908 |
| | John Drew | None | 1900–1910 | William Patrick | None | 1904–1910 | Joseph Thomson | None | 1902–1908 |
| | John Drew | None | 1900–1910 | William Patrick | None | 1904–1910 | Con O'Brien | Labor | 1908–1914 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1910–1918 | William Patrick | Liberal | 1910–1914 | Con O'Brien | Labor | 1908–1914 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1910–1918 | William Patrick | Country | 1914–1916 | Henry Carson | Country | 1914–1920 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1910–1918 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Henry Carson | Country | 1914–1920 |
| | Joshua Mills | Ind. Nat. | 1918–1923 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Henry Carson | Country | 1914–1920 |
| | Joshua Mills | Ind. Nat. | 1918–1923 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Thomas Moore | Labor | 1920–1926 |
| | Joshua Mills | Country | 1923–1924 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Thomas Moore | Labor | 1920–1926 |
| | Joshua Mills | Nationalist | 1924 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Thomas Moore | Labor | 1920–1926 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | Thomas Moore | Labor | 1920–1926 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | James Hickey | Labor | 1916–1928 | George Kempton | Country | 1926–1932 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | Edmund Hall | Country | 1928–1947 | George Kempton | Country | 1926–1932 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | Edmund Hall | Country | 1928–1947 | Thomas Moore | Labor | 1932–1946 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | Edmund Hall | Country | 1928–1947 | Charles Simpson | Liberal | 1946–1950 |
| | John Drew | Labor | 1924–1947 | Les Logan | Country | 1947–1950 | Charles Simpson | Liberal | 1946–1950 |
| | Harold Daffen | Liberal | 1947–1950 | Les Logan | Country | 1947–1950 | Charles Simpson | Liberal | 1946–1950 |
| Major reconstitution in 1950 – existing East Province effectively renamed Central Province and existing Central Province effectively renamed Midland Province. ||||||||||||
| | Garnet Wood | Country | 1950–1952 | Charles Latham | Country | 1950–1960 | Norm Baxter | Country | 1950–1958 |
| | Leslie Diver | Country | 1952–1965 | Charles Latham | Country | 1950–1960 | Norm Baxter | Country | 1950–1958 |
| | Leslie Diver | Country | 1952–1965 | Charles Latham | Country | 1950–1960 | Charles Abbey | Liberal | 1958–1965 |
| | Leslie Diver | Country | 1952–1965 | Norm Baxter | None | 1960–1965 | Charles Abbey | Liberal | 1958–1965 |
Two members (1965–1989) :
| Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term |
| Leslie Diver | Country | 1965–1971 | Norm Baxter | Country | 1965–1983 |
| Harry Gayfer | Nat. Country | 1974–1985 | Norm Baxter | Country | 1965–1983 |
| Harry Gayfer | Nat. Country | 1974–1985 | Gordon Atkinson | Liberal | 1983–1984 |
| Harry Gayfer | Nat. Country | 1974–1985 | Eric Charlton | National (WA) | 1984–1985 |
| Harry Gayfer | National | 1985–1989 | Eric Charlton | National | 1985–1989 |