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The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth. Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ...
Parliament House, Perth. ...
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. ...
The Legislative Assembly today has 34 members, elected for fixed four-year terms. Each member is elected using a propotional and preferential voting system using the single transferable vote method, and represents one of six multi-member regions. Two of the regions elect seven members, while four elect five. Unlike in some other states, the government may not always have a majority in the Legislative Council, and may have to rely on minor parties, such as the Greens (WA), to pass legislation. As with all other Australian states and territories, voting is compulsory for all those over the legal voting age of 18. This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...
The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. ...
Western Australia uses a zonal electoral system for both its houses of parliament, and is the only Australian state or territory to do so. In short, this means that the vote of a person in Perth is worth less than a rural voter. The difference is particularly apparent in the Legislative Council, with city electorates artificially set to contain many more voters than rural electorates. This also allows major disparities that would not be allowed to occur in other states - on average, rural voters have twice the voting influence as do city voters.
While the Liberal Party of Australia and Australian Labor Party are both advantaged and disadvantaged by this system, it strongly benefits the National Party of Australia. During the 1990s, Liberal Premier Richard Court considered changing the system along the lines of that in place in South Australia, but backed down in the face of National Party opposition. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...
The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century. ...
Richard Court was Liberal Party Premier of Western Australia between 1993 and 2001. ...
Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...
History
The Legislative Council was Western Australia's first representative parliament. It was first created in 1832 as an appointive body. Initially it consisted only of official members; that is, public officials whose office guaranteed them a place on the Council. Three years later, an attempt was made to expand the Council by including four unofficial members to be nominated by the governor. However the public demand for elected rather than nominated members was so great that implementation of the change was delayed until 1838. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
In 1850, the British Government passed an Act that permitted the Australian colonies to establish Legislative Councils that were one-third nominated and two-thirds elected, but only under the condition that the colonies take responsibility for the costs of their own government. Because of this provision, Western Australia was slow to adopt the system. In 1867, the Governor of Western Australia responded to public demand for representative government by holding unofficial elections, and subsequently nominating to the Council each elected person. Three years later, representative government was officially adopted, and the Legislative Council was changed to consist of 12 elected members and 6 members nominated by the governor. Suffrage was not universal, with only landowners and those with a certain level of income being granted suffrage. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
List of Governors of Western Australia See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ...
Representative democracy comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections) representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies—i. ...
When Western Australia gained responsible government in 1890, a bicameral system was adopted, and the Legislative Council became a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly. This Council consisted of 15 members, all nominated by the governor. However it was provided that once the population of the colony reached 60,000, the Legislative Council would become elective. The colony was expected to take many years to reach a population of 60,000, but the discovery of the Eastern goldfields, and the consequent gold rush, caused the limit to be reached by 1893. The Constitution was then amended to make the Legislative Council an elective house of 21 seats, with three members to be elected from each of seven provinces. The first election to the Council was held following the dissolution of Parliament in June 1894. Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ...
1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
List of Governors of Western Australia See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ...
1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
This system was retained until 1962 when, over the next two years, the Council was reformed, creating a series of two-member electorates, with one member facing re-election every three years, in a similar manner to the Victorian Legislative Council. Universal suffrage was also granted, in order to bring the Council into line with the Assembly. This remained until the late 1980s, when Labor Premier Brian Burke introduced the current system, with the support of the National Party. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. ...
The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ...
Brian Burke was premier of Western Australia from 19 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. ...
See also Following are lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2001-2005 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2005-2009 Categories: Australian parliaments | Government of Western Australia | Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council ...
The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Current Distribution of Seats As of May 2005, the distribution of seats in the Legislative Council is 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Australian Labor Party, 13 members
- Liberal Party of Australia, 12 members
- Greens (WA), five members
- One Nation Party, two members
- National Party of Australia, one member
- Independent, one member
When members elected in the election of February 2005 take their seats on May 22, the distribution of seats will be One Nation is a conservative, nationalist and protectionist political group in Australia. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ...
- Australian Labor Party, 16 members
- Liberal Party of Australia, 15 members
- Greens (WA), two members
- National Party of Australia, one member
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