Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)

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The Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia is the leader of the largest political party in parliament but not in government. He or she is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. The current Leader of the Opposition is Troy Buswell who replaced Paul Omodei in January 2008.

Prior to 1906, the Western Australian political system had neither organised political parties 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.

[edit] List of Leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia

This is an incomplete list of Leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, from 1905 to present:

Leader	Party	Period in office	Term
Henry Daglish	Labor	25 August–27 September 1905	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000033.00000033 days
William Johnson	Labor	4 October 1905–27 October 1906	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000023.00000023 days
Thomas Bath	Labor	27 October 1906–3 August 1910	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000280.000000280 days
John Scaddan	Labor	3 August 1910–7 October 1911	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000065.00000065 days
Frank Wilson	Commonwealth Liberal	1 November 1911–25 July 1916	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000267.000000267 days
John Scaddan	Labor	25 July 1916–April 1917	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000265.000000265 days
Philip Collier	Labor	April 1917–16 March 1924	&0000000000000006.0000006 years, &0000000000000335.000000335 days
Sir James Mitchell	Nationalist	16 March 1924–24 April 1930	&0000000000000006.0000006 years, &0000000000000039.00000039 days
Philip Collier	Labor	24 April 1930–24 April 1933	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 days
Charles Latham	Country	24 April 1933–8 October 1942	&0000000000000009.0000009 years, &0000000000000167.000000167 days
Arthur Watts	Country	8 October 1942–1 April 1947	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000175.000000175 days
Frank Wise	Labor	1 April 1947–26 June 1951	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000086.00000086 days
Albert Hawke	Labor	3 July 1951–22 February 1953	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000234.000000234 days
Ross McLarty	Liberal	23 February 1953–1 March 1957	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000006.0000006 days
David Brand	Liberal	1 March 1957–1 April 1959	&0000000000000002.0000002 years, &0000000000000031.00000031 days
Albert Hawke	Labor	2 April 1959–31 December 1966	&0000000000000007.0000007 years, &0000000000000273.000000273 days
John Tonkin	Labor	1 January 1967–2 March 1971	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000060.00000060 days
Sir David Brand	Liberal	3 March 1971–5 June 1972	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000094.00000094 days
Charles Court	Liberal	5 June 1972–8 April 1974	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000307.000000307 days
John Tonkin	Labor	8 April 1974–15 April 1976	&0000000000000002.0000002 years, &0000000000000007.0000007 days
Colin Jamieson	Labor	16 April 1976–21 February 1978	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000311.000000311 days
Ron Davies	Labor	21 February 1978–18 September 1981	&0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000209.000000209 days
Brian Burke	Labor	18 September 1981–19 February 1983	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000154.000000154 days
Ray O'Connor	Liberal	19 February 1983–15 February 1984	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000361.000000361 days
Bill Hassell	Liberal	15 February 1984–25 November 1986	&0000000000000002.0000002 years, &0000000000000283.000000283 days
Barry Mackinnon	Liberal	25 November 1986–12 May 1992	&0000000000000005.0000005 years, &0000000000000169.000000169 days
Richard Court	Liberal	12 May 1992–6 February 1993	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000270.000000270 days
Dr Carmen Lawrence	Labor	16 February 1993–7 February 1994	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000356.000000356 days
Ian Taylor	Labor	7 February 1994–12 October 1994	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000247.000000247 days
Jim McGinty	Labor	12 October 1994–15 October 1996	&0000000000000002.0000002 years, &0000000000000003.0000003 days
Geoff Gallop	Labor	15 October 1996–16 February 2001	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000124.000000124 days
Richard Court	Liberal	16 February 2001–26 February 2001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000010.00000010 days
Colin Barnett	Liberal	26 February 2001–9 March 2005	&0000000000000004.0000004 years, &0000000000000011.00000011 days
Matt Birney	Liberal	9 March 2005–24 March 2006	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000015.00000015 days
Paul Omodei	Liberal	24 March 2006–17 January 2008	&0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000299.000000299 days
Troy Buswell	Liberal	17 January 2008–present	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000146.000000146 days