Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
41st Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia
History
Founded	30 December 1890
Leadership
Speaker	Michelle Roberts, Labor ; since 29 April 2021
Deputy Speaker	Stephen Price, Labor ; since 11 May 2017
Leader of the House	David Templeman, Labor ; since 17 March 2017
Manager of Opposition Business	Peter Rundle, Nationals ; since 30 January 2023
Government Whip	Cassie Rowe, Labor ; since 17 March 2021
Opposition Whip	Vacant ; since 31 October 2023
Structure
Seats	59
Political groups	Government (53); Labor (53); Opposition (6); National (3); Liberal (3)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Full preferential voting
First election	December 1890
Last election	13 March 2021
Next election	8 March 2025
Meeting place
	Legislative Assembly Chamber; Parliament House, Perth; Western Australia, Australia
Website
	WA Legislative Assembly

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House in the Western Australian capital, Perth.

The Legislative Assembly today has 59 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member electoral districts. Members are elected using the preferential voting system. As with all other Australian states and territories, voting is compulsory for all Australian citizens over the legal voting age of 18.
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