Leader of The Opposition (Western Australia) - List of Leaders of The Opposition

List of Leaders of The Opposition

№ Leader Party Constituency Took office Left office Premier
1 Henry Daglish Labor Party Subiaco 25 August 1905 27 September 1905 Cornthwaite Rason
2 William Johnson Labor Party Guildford 4 October 1905 27 October 1906
Newton Moore
3 Thomas Bath Labor Party Brown Hill 27 October 1906 3 August 1910
4 John Scaddan (I) Labor Party Ivanhoe 3 August 1910 7 October 1911
Frank Wilson (I)
5 Frank Wilson Liberal Party Sussex 1 November 1911 27 July 1916 John Scaddan
– John Scaddan (II) Labor Party Brown Hill-Ivanhoe 27 July 1916 16 April 1917 Frank Wilson (II)
6 Philip Collier (I) Labor Party Boulder 16 April 1917 16 April 1924
Henry Lefroy
Hal Colebatch
James Mitchell (I)
7 James Mitchell Nationalist Party Northam 16 April 1924 24 April 1930 Philip Collier (I)
– Philip Collier (II) Labor Party Boulder 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 James Mitchell (II)
8 Charles Latham Country Party York 24 April 1933 8 October 1942 Philip Collier (II)
John Willcock
9 Arthur Watts Country Party Katanning 8 October 1942 1 April 1947
Frank Wise
10 Frank Wise Labor Party Gascoyne 1 April 1947 26 June 1951 Ross McLarty
11 Albert Hawke (I) Labor Party Northam 26 June 1951 23 February 1953
12 Ross McLarty Liberal Party Murray-Wellington 26 June 1951 1 March 1957 Albert Hawke
13 David Brand (I) Liberal Party Greenough 1 March 1957 2 April 1959
– Albert Hawke (II) Labor Party Northam 2 April 1959 31 December 1966 David Brand
14 John Tonkin (I) Labor Party Melville 31 December 1966 3 March 1971
– David Brand (II) Liberal Party Greenough 3 March 1971 5 June 1972 John Tonkin
15 Charles Court Liberal Party Nedlands 5 June 1972 8 April 1974
– John Tonkin (II) Labor Party Melville 8 April 1974 15 April 1976 Charles Court
16 Colin Jamieson Labor Party Welshpool 15 April 1976 21 February 1978
17 Ron Davies Labor Party Victoria Park 21 February 1978 18 September 1981
18 Brian Burke Labor Party Balcatta 18 September 1981 19 February 1983
Ray O'Connor
19 Ray O'Connor Liberal Party Mount Lawley 19 February 1983 15 February 1984 Brian Burke
20 Bill Hassell Liberal Party Cottesloe 15 February 1984 25 November 1986
21 Barry MacKinnon Liberal Party Murdoch 25 November 1986 12 May 1992
Jandakot Peter Dowding
Carmen Lawrence
22 Richard Court (I) Liberal Party Nedlands 12 May 1992 6 February 1993
23 Carmen Lawrence Labor Party Glendalough 6 February 1993 7 February 1994 Richard Court
24 Ian Taylor Labor Party Kalgoorlie 7 February 1994 12 October 1994
25 Jim McGinty Labor Party Fremantle 12 October 1994 15 October 1996
26 Geoff Gallop Labor Party Victoria Park 15 October 1996 10 February 2001
– Richard Court (II) Liberal Party Nedlands 10 February 2001 26 February 2001 Geoff Gallop
27 Colin Barnett (I) Liberal Party Cottesloe 26 February 2001 9 March 2005
28 Matt Birney Liberal Party Kalgoorlie 9 March 2005 24 March 2006
Alan Carpenter
29 Paul Omodei Liberal Party Warren-Blackwood 24 March 2006 17 January 2008
30 Troy Buswell Liberal Party Vasse 17 January 2008 4 August 2008
– Colin Barnett (II) Liberal Party Cottesloe 4 August 2008 23 September 2008
31 Eric Ripper Labor Party Belmont 23 September 2008 23 January 2012 Colin Barnett
32 Mark McGowan Labor Party Rockingham 23 January 2012

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