William Alan Manning (13 April 1903 – 1 October 1986) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1974, representing the seat of Narrogin.
He subsequently began working for the family business (a drapery in Narrogin), which he eventually took over.
[2] After the 1959 election, where he increased his majority,[2] Manning was made deputy chairman of committees in the Legislative Assembly.
He was promoted to chairman of committees after the 1965 election, and served in the position until the end of 1970.
[1] During his time in parliament, Manning once gave a speech with a box of day-old chicks at his feet, to protest a decision by the Western Australian Government Railways to ban passengers from travelling with them.