was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1908 to 1911, representing the seat of Mount Leonora.
[1] He entered parliament at the 1908 state election,[2] winning Labor preselection only after the sitting member, Julian Stuart, failed to lodge his deposit in time.
[3] Prior to the 1911 election, Gourley was defeated for preselection by George Foley.
[4] After leaving parliament, Gourley worked as a land agent in Perth for a few years.
Nothing definite is known of his life after 1913, although someone with the same name stood for office in Townsville in 1927, indicating he may have moved to Queensland.