Bertie Johnston
Bertie Johnston | |
|---|---|
Johnston in 1917 | |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1929 – 6 September 1942 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Latham |
| 6th Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 February 1917 – 1 March 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Troy |
| Succeeded by | James Gardiner |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Williams-Narrogin | |
| In office 30 October 1911 – 7 November 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Cowcher |
| Succeeded by | Victor Doney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1880 |
| Died | 6 September 1942 (aged 62) |
| Party | Labor (1911–15) Independent (1915–17) Country (1917–42) |
| Spouse | Hildelith Olymphe King-Lethbridge |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
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Edward Bertram Johnston (11 January 1880 – 6 September 1942), known as Bertie Johnston, was the Western Australian Legislative Assembly member for Williams-Narrogin from 1911 to 1928, and a Senator from 1929 until 1942. His resignation from the Australian Labor Party in 1915 made possible the defeat of John Scaddan's Labor government in Western Australia.