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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Legislative Council Legislative Assembly |
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| President of the Legislative Council | Nick Griffiths, Labor Party since May 24, 2005 |
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| Speaker of Legislative Assembly | Fred Riebeling, Labor Party since May 1, 2001 |
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| Members | 91 34 Councilors 57 Assembly Members |
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| Political groups | Legislative Council: Labor party, Liberal Party, National Party, The Green WA, National Party Legislative Assembly: Labor party, Liberal Party, National Party, Independent |
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| Last elections | February 26, 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House, Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||||
| Web site | www.parliament.wa.gov.au | ||||
The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Western Australian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Governor of Western Australia. The Parliament sits at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace, Perth.
For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assesmbly and be assented to by the Governor.
The party or coalition with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form a government. The head of government is the Premier of Western Australia.
Western Australia first obtained responsible government in 1890, having previously been ruled since 1870 by a Governor and a Legislative Council made up of appointed officials and elected members. The first Premier was John Forrest who held office until 1901.
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