Eric Charlton

Eric Charlton
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
17 November 1984  21 May 1989
Preceded byGordon Atkinson
Succeeded byNone (seat abolished)
ConstituencyCentral Province
In office
22 May 1989  28 July 1998
ConstituencyAgricultural Region
Personal details
Born (1938-04-17) 17 April 1938
Cunderdin, Western Australia
Political partyNational

Eric James Charlton (born 17 March 1938) is an Australian former politician.

Educated at Aquinas College, Charlton was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1984 as a National Party member for Agricultural Region, replacing the deceased MLC Gordon Atkinson. He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998. In 1993 he was appointed Minister for Transport in the Court government, a position he held until his retirement from politics.