Bertie Johnston
Bertie Johnston  | |
|---|---|
Johnston in 1917  | |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1929 – 6 September 1942  | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Latham | 
| 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 Geraldton, Western Australia  | 
| Died | 6 September 1942 (aged 62) Black Rock, Victoria  | 
| Political party | Labor (1911–15)  Independent (1915–17) Country (1917–42)  | 
| Spouse | Hildelith Olymphe King-Lethbridge | 
| Children | 3 | 
| Occupation | Farmer | 
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.