Parliament of Western Australia

Parliament of Western Australia
Parliament of Western Australia
41st Parliament
	Coat of Arms of Western Australia
	Parliament of Western Australia logo
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; Legislative Assembly
Sovereign	King (represented by the governor of Western Australia)
History
Founded	30 December 1890
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III ; since 8 September 2022
Governor	Chris Dawson ; since 15 July 2022
President of the Legislative Council	Alanna Clohesy, Labor ; since 25 May 2021
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Michelle Roberts, Labor ; since 29 April 2021
Premier	Roger Cook, Labor ; since 8 June 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Shane Love, National ; since 30 January 2023
Structure
Seats	95; 59 MLAs; 36 MLCs
Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (53); Labor (53); Opposition (6); National (3); Liberal (3)
Legislative Council political groups	Government (22) ; Labor (21); Opposition (9); Liberal (7); National (3); Crossbench (5); Legalise Cannabis (1); Greens (1); One Nation (1); Independent (2);
Elections
Legislative Assembly voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Last Legislative Assembly election	13 March 2021
Last general election	13 March 2021
Next general election	8 March 2025
Meeting place
	Parliament House,; Perth, Western Australia,; Australia
Website
	www.parliament.wa.gov.au

The Parliament of Western Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Western Australia, which constitutes the legislative branch of the state's political system. The parliament consists of the King (represented by the governor), the Legislative Council (the upper house) and the Legislative Assembly (the lower house).^[1] The two Houses of Parliament sit in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth.

For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, and receive royal assent from the Governor.

The party or coalition commanding the support of a majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly is invited by the governor to form government. The head of government holds the office of Premier of Western Australia.^[2]

Currently, the Legislative Council has 36 members elected for four-year terms from multi-member constituencies by proportional representation, and the Legislative Assembly has 59 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using preferential voting. As with all other Australian states and territories, enrolment to vote and voting for both Houses is compulsory for all resident Australian citizens—and eligible British citizens (i.e., those permanently resident and on the electoral roll prior to the passage of the Australia Act)—who are over the legal voting age of 18.

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^ Constitution Act 1889 (WA) s 2
^ "Legislative Assembly" (PDF). About Parliament. Parliament of Western Australia. p. 7.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[3] Constitution Act 1889 (WA) s 2

[4] "Legislative Assembly" (PDF). About Parliament. Parliament of Western Australia. p. 7.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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