Bertie Johnston | |
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.jpg) Johnston in 1917 | |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1929 – 6 September 1942 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Latham |
| 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.