Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia

Mr Montague (Monty) Grant House

Parliamentary Service

Electorates

• MLA Katanning–Roe 8 February 1986–4 February 1989. Elected to the Thirty-second Parliament for Katanning-Roe on 19 February 1986 in succession to Hon Richard Charles Old (defeated). Electorate abolished in redistribution of 1988.
• MLA Stirling 4 February 1989–26 February 2005. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Stirling on 4 February 1989 in succession to Matthew Ernest Stephens (retired). Re-elected 1993, 1996, 2001. Did not contest the general election 26 February 2005 and succeeded by Donald Terrence Redman (National Party of Australia).

• Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary National Party 14 February 1989–3 April 2001
• Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water Resources, Police and Emergency Services, Corrective Services and Leader of the House March 1989–24 November 1992
• Coalition Shadow Minister for Agriculture and member of Shadow Management Team 24 November 1992–16 February 1993
• Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries 16 February 1993–15 February 2001
  

• Member Joint House Committee 30 March 1989–28 November 1991
• Member Standing Orders Committee 30 March 1989–16 December 1992
• Deputy chairman Public Accounts Committee 30 May 2001–23 January 2005
• Chairman Select Committee on Land Conservation 27 September 1989–5 December 1991
• Member Select Committee on the Right to Farm 25 October 1989–14 November 1991

• Represented WA branch Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at 49th General Conference, Bangladesh, 2003

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