Legislative Council of Western Australia
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| Founded | 1832 |
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| Seats | 36 |
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Political groups
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Government (14) |
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| Legislative Council Chamber Parliament House, Perth Western Australia, Australia |
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Government (14)
Labor (14)
Opposition (9)
Liberal (9)
Crossbench (13)
National (4)
Greens (4)
One Nation (3)
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (1)
Liberal Democrat (1)
The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses of Parliament sit in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth.
Effective on 20 May 2005, for the election of members of the Legislative Council, the State was divided into 6 electoral regions by community of interest —3 metropolitan and 3 rural—each electing 6 members to the Legislative Council. The 2005 changes continued to maintain the previous malapportionment in favour of rural regions. The changes took effect for the 2008 State election. Since 2008, the Legislative Council has had 36 members. Since the 2013 State election, the terms of both houses of Parliament have been fixed four-year terms, with elections being held every four years on the second Saturday in March, though the term of the Legislative Council not expiring until May after the election. The term of the current Legislative Council began on 22 May 2017, when members elected at the 2017 State election took their seats. The Labor Party holds 14 of the 36 seats, the Liberals hold nine seats, while the Nationals and The Greens hold four seats each and One Nation holds three seats.
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