Parliament of Western Australia

Parliament of Western Australia
Parliament of Western Australia
41st Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; Legislative Assembly
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 (2); Greens (1); Independent (2)
Elections
Legislative Assembly voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Legislative Assembly last 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 legislature of Western Australia. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers: a lower house (the Legislative Assembly) and an upper house (the Legislative Council).

Parliament sits at Parliament House in Perth.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 After the 2021 election, the Nationals and Liberals formed an opposition alliance. However, it is not a formal coalition and both parties maintain their independence from each other.