Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)

In the Australian state of Western Australia, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia. By convention, the leader is generally a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia
Incumbent
Zak Kirkup
since 24 November 2020
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holderHenry Daglish
Formation25 August 1905
DeputyLibby Mettam

Prior to 1911, the Western Australian political system had neither organised political parties (apart from the Labor Party) nor an organised opposition. The notion of leader of the opposition was well understood, however, and on occasions was applied to members. Maitland Brown, for example, was often referred to as "Leader of the Opposition" during his period as an outspoken critic of Governor Robinson's Government.

List of Leaders of the Opposition
№LeaderPartyConstituencyTook officeLeft officePremier
1Henry Daglish Labor PartySubiaco25 August 190527 September 1905 Hector Rason
(25 August 1905 – 7 May 1906)
2William Johnson Labor PartyGuildford4 October 190527 October 1905 style="background-color:#080CAB;" |  
 Newton Moore
(7 May 1906 – 16 September 1910)
3Thomas Bath Labor PartyBrown Hill22 November 19053 August 1910 
4John Scaddan (I) Labor PartyIvanhoe3 August 19107 October 1911 
 Frank Wilson (I)
(16 September 1910 – 7 October 1911)
5Frank Wilson Liberal PartySussex1 November 191127 July 1916 John Scaddan
(7 October 1911 – 27 July 1916)
–John Scaddan (II) Labor PartyBrown Hill-Ivanhoe27 July 191616 April 1917 Frank Wilson (II)
(27 July 1916 – 28 June 1917)
6Philip Collier (I) Labor PartyBoulder16 April 191716 April 1924 
 Henry Lefroy
(28 June 1917 – 17 April 1919)
 Hal Colebatch
(17 April 1919 – 17 May 1919)
 James Mitchell (I)
(17 May 1919 – 16 April 1924)
7James Mitchell Nationalist PartyNortham16 April 192424 April 1930 Philip Collier (I)
(16 April 1924 – 24 April 1930)
–Philip Collier (II) Labor PartyBoulder24 April 193024 April 1933 James Mitchell (II)
(24 April 1930 – 24 April 1933)
8Charles Latham Country PartyYork24 April 19338 October 1942 Philip Collier (II)
(24 April 1933 – 20 August 1936)
 John Willcock
(20 August 1936 – 31 July 1945)
9Arthur Watts Country PartyKatanning8 October 19421 April 1947 
 Frank Wise
(31 July 1945 – 1 April 1947)
10Frank Wise Labor PartyGascoyne1 April 194726 June 1951 Ross McLarty
(1 April 1947 – 23 February 1953)
11Albert Hawke (I) Labor PartyNortham26 June 195123 February 1953 
12Ross McLarty Liberal PartyMurray-Wellington23 February 19531 March 1957 Albert Hawke
(23 February 1953 – 2 April 1959)
13David Brand (I) Liberal PartyGreenough1 March 19572 April 1959 
–Albert Hawke (II) Labor PartyNortham2 April 195931 December 1966 David Brand
(2 April 1959 – 3 March 1971)
14John Tonkin (I) Labor PartyMelville31 December 19663 March 1971 
–David Brand (II) Liberal PartyGreenough3 March 19715 June 1972 John Tonkin
(3 March 1971 – 8 April 1974)
15Charles Court Liberal PartyNedlands5 June 19728 April 1974 
–John Tonkin (II) Labor PartyMelville8 April 197415 April 1976 Charles Court
(8 April 1974 – 25 January 1982)
16Colin Jamieson Labor PartyWelshpool15 April 197621 February 1978 
17Ron Davies Labor PartyVictoria Park21 February 197818 September 1981 
18Brian Burke Labor PartyBalcatta18 September 198119 February 1983 
 Ray O'Connor
(25 January 1982 – 25 February 1983)
19Ray O'Connor Liberal PartyMount Lawley19 February 198315 February 1984 Brian Burke
(25 February 1983 – 25 February 1988)
20Bill Hassell Liberal PartyCottesloe15 February 198425 November 1986 
21Barry MacKinnon Liberal PartyMurdoch (1977–89)25 November 198612 May 1992 
Jandakot (1989–93) Peter Dowding
(25 February 1988 – 12 February 1990)
 Carmen Lawrence
(12 February 1990 – 16 February 1993)
22Richard Court (I) Liberal PartyNedlands12 May 199216 February 1993 
23Carmen Lawrence Labor PartyGlendalough16 February 19937 February 1994 Richard Court
(16 February 1993 – 10 February 2001)
24Ian Taylor Labor PartyKalgoorlie7 February 199412 October 1994 
25Jim McGinty Labor PartyFremantle12 October 199415 October 1996 
26Geoff Gallop Labor PartyVictoria Park15 October 199610 February 2001 
–Richard Court (II) Liberal PartyNedlands10 February 200126 February 2001 Geoff Gallop
(10 February 2001 – 25 January 2006)
27Colin Barnett (I) Liberal PartyCottesloe26 February 20019 March 2005 
28Matt Birney Liberal PartyKalgoorlie9 March 200524 March 2006 
 Alan Carpenter
(25 January 2006 – 23 September 2008)
29Paul Omodei Liberal PartyWarren-Blackwood24 March 200617 January 2008 
30Troy Buswell Liberal PartyVasse17 January 20084 August 2008 
–Colin Barnett (II) Liberal PartyCottesloe4 August 200823 September 2008 
31Eric Ripper Labor PartyBelmont23 September 200823 January 2012 Colin Barnett
(23 September 2008 – 17 March 2017)
32Mark McGowan Labor PartyRockingham23 January 201217 March 2017 
–Colin Barnett (III) Liberal PartyCottesloe17 March 201721 March 2017 Mark McGowan
(17 March 2017 – present)
33Mike Nahan Liberal PartyRiverton21 March 201713 June 2019 
34Liza Harvey Liberal PartyScarborough13 June 201922 November 2020 
35Zak Kirkup Liberal PartyDawesville24 November 2020present 

References
  • "Leaders of the Opposition from 1905" (PDF). Parliamentary Library Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

See also
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