Western Australian Legislative Council

Legislative Council
Legislative Council
41st Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia
History
Founded	7 February 1832; 192 years ago
Leadership
President	Alanna Clohesy, Labor ; since 25 May 2021
Chair of Committees	Martin Aldridge, National ; since 25 May 2021
Leader of the Government	Sue Ellery, Labor ; since 17 March 2017
Deputy Leader of the Government	Stephen Dawson, Labor ; since 17 March 2017
Government Whip	Pierre Yang, Labor ; since 16 May 2018
Structure
Seats	36
Political groups	Government (21) ; Labor (21); Opposition (9); Liberal (7); National (3); Crossbench (6); Legalise Cannabis (2); Greens (1); Independent (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	13 March 2021
Next election	8 March 2025
Meeting place
	Legislative Council Chamber; Parliament House, Perth; Western Australia, Australia
Website
	WA Legislative Council

The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia.

Notes[change | change source]

↑ 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.
↑ Current independent MLCs: Ben Dawkins (South West) and Wilson Tucker (Mining and Pastoral)

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