Western Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) | |
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Leader | Mark McGowan |
Deputy Leader | Roger Cook |
President | Carolyn Smith |
Secretary | Matt Dixon |
Founded | 1899 |
Headquarters | Level 1, 22 Eastbrook Terrace, East Perth, WA 6004 |
Youth wing | WA Young Labor |
National affiliation | Australian Labor Party |
Western Australian Legislative Assembly | 40 / 59 |
Western Australian Legislative Council | 14 / 36 |
Australian House of Representatives (WA seats) | 5 / 16 |
Australian Senate (WA seats) | 4 / 12 |
Website | |
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The Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), commonly known as WA Labor, is the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party. It is the current governing party of Western Australia since winning the 2017 election under Mark McGowan.
History
The Western Australian state division of the Australian Labor Party was formed at a Trade Union Congress in Coolgardie in 1899.[1] Shortly afterwards the federal Labor Party was formalised in time for Australian federation in 1901. The WA Labor Party achieved representation in the Western Australian Parliament in 1900 with six members, and four years later the party entered into minority government with Henry Daglish becoming the first Labor Premier of Western Australia.[1]
Leadership
The current leaders of the party are:[2]
- Parliamentary Leader: Mark McGowan (Premier)
- State President: Carolyn Smith
- State Secretary: Matt Dixon
- State Treasurer: Naomi McLean
Election results for Legislative Assembly
Election | Leader | Seats | ± | Votes | % | ±% | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | No official leader | 1 / 44
|
1 | 383 | 4.38% | 4.38 | Crossbench |
1901 | 6 / 50
|
5 | 9,658 | 25.88% | 21.50 | Crossbench | |
1904 | Robert Hastie | 22 / 50
|
16 | 28,122 | 42.57% | 16.70 | Opposition |
Minority government (from 10 Aug 1904 - 25 Aug 1905) | |||||||
Opposition | |||||||
1905 | William Johnson | 14 / 50
|
8 | 18,364 | 35.07% | 7.50 | Opposition |
1908 | Thomas Bath | 22 / 50
|
8 | 28,325 | 37.80% | 2.73 | Opposition |
1911 | John Scaddan | 34 / 50
|
12 | 47,558 | 52.64% | 14.73 | Majority government |
1914 | 26 / 50
|
8 | 40,205 | 42.12% | 10.42 | Majority government | |
Minority government (from 18 Dec 1915 - 27 Jul 1917) | |||||||
Opposition | |||||||
1917 | Philip Collier | 15 / 50
|
11 | 20,867 | 24.79% | 17.33 | Opposition |
1921 | 17 / 50
|
2 | 35,829 | 36.81% | 11.99 | Opposition | |
1924 | 27 / 50
|
10 | 39,679 | 40.39% | 3.58 | Majority government | |
1927 | 27 / 50
|
0 | 63,687 | 45.33% | 4.94 | Majority government | |
1930 | 23 / 50
|
4 | 52,824 | 38.44% | 6.89 | Opposition | |
1933 | 30 / 50
|
7 | 82,702 | 45.48% | 7.04 | Majority government | |
1936 | 26 / 50
|
4 | 57,055 | 42.33% | 3.15 | Majority government | |
1939 | John Willcock | 27 / 50
|
1 | 92,585 | 45.02% | 2.63 | Majority government |
1943 | 30 / 50
|
3 | 77,567 | 43.28% | 4.00 | Majority government | |
1947 | Frank Wise | 23 / 50
|
7 | 64,377 | 39.38% | 3.90 | Opposition |
1950 | 23 / 50
|
0 | 94,055 | 41.85% | 2.47 | Opposition | |
1953 | Albert Hawke | 26 / 50
|
3 | 93,157 | 49.76% | 7.92 | Majority government |
1956 | 29 / 50
|
3 | 116,793 | 49.70% | 0.07 | Majority government | |
1959 | 23 / 50
|
6 | 117,861 | 44.92% | 4.78 | Opposition | |
1962 | 24 / 50
|
1 | 129,757 | 44.41% | 0.51 | Opposition | |
1965 | 21 / 50
|
3 | 128,025 | 42.64% | 1.77 | Opposition | |
1968 | John Tonkin | 23 / 51
|
2 | 145,605 | 45.35% | 2.71 | Opposition |
1971 | 26 / 51
|
3 | 230,653 | 48.91% | 3.56 | Majority government | |
1974 | 22 / 51
|
4 | 248,395 | 48.10% | 0.81 | Opposition | |
1977 | Colin Jamieson | 22 / 55
|
0 | 257,730 | 44.22% | 3.88 | Opposition |
1980 | Ron Davies | 23 / 55
|
1 | 270,165 | 45.95% | 1.73 | Opposition |
1983 | Brian Burke | 32 / 57
|
9 | 342,536 | 53.16% | 7.21 | Majority government |
1986 | 32 / 57
|
0 | 416,805 | 53.00% | 0.16 | Majority government | |
1989 | Peter Dowding | 31 / 57
|
1 | 341,931 | 42.46% | 10.54 | Majority government |
1993 | Carmen Lawrence | 24 / 57
|
7 | 338,008 | 37.08% | 5.38 | Opposition |
1996 | Geoff Gallop | 19 / 57
|
5 | 345,159 | 35.82% | 1.26 | Opposition |
2001 | 32 / 57
|
13 | 382,308 | 37.24% | 1.42 | Majority government | |
2005 | 32 / 57
|
0 | 448,956 | 41.88% | 4.65 | Majority government | |
2008 | Alan Carpenter | 28 / 59
|
4 | 390,339 | 35.84% | 6.05 | Opposition |
2013 | Mark McGowan | 21 / 59
|
7 | 392,448 | 33.13% | 2.70 | Opposition |
2017 | 41 / 59
|
20 | 557,794 | 42.20% | 9.07 | Majority government |
References
- ^ a b "History of WA Labor". WA Labor.
- ^ "Party Structure". WA Labor.