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
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)[lower-alpha 1]; National (3); Crossbench (6); Legalise Cannabis (2); Greens (1); Independent (2)[lower-alpha 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

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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