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Parliament of Western Australia
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The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Western Australian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Governor of Western Australia. The Parliament sits at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace, Perth.
For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assesmbly and be assented to by the Governor.
The party or coalition with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form government. The head of government is the Premier of Western Australia.
Western Australia first obtained responsible government in 1890, having previously been ruled since 1870 by a Governor and a Legislative Council made up of appointed officials and elected members). The first Premier was John Forrest who held office until 1901.