List of Western Australian Ministries
| Name | Premier | Party | Date appointed | Date replaced | Reason for replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Ministry | Sir John Forrest | Ministerial | 29 December 1890 | 14 February 1901 | Premier entered federal politics |
| Throssell Ministry | George Throssell | Ministerial | 15 February 1901 | 27 May 1901 | Lacked support in Assembly |
| Leake Ministry (1st) | George Leake | Opposition | 27 May 1901 | 21 November 1901 | Lost confidence motion in Assembly |
| Morgans Ministry | Alf Morgans | Ministerial | 21 November 1901 | 23 December 1901 | Lost confidence motion in Assembly |
| Leake Ministry (2nd) | George Leake | Opposition | 23 December 1901 | 1 July 1902 | Premier died in office |
| James Ministry | Walter James | Opposition | 1 July 1902 | 10 August 1904 | Lost election |
| Daglish Ministry | Henry Daglish | Labor | 10 August 1904 | 25 August 1905 | Lost confidence motion in Assembly |
| Rason Ministry | Cornthwaite Rason | Ministerial | 25 August 1905 | 7 May 1906 | Premier resigned |
| Moore Ministry | Sir Newton Moore | Ministerial | 7 May 1906 | 16 September 1910 | Premier resigned |
| Wilson Ministry (1st) | Frank Wilson | Ministerial | 16 September 1910 | 7 October 1911 | Lost election |
| Scaddan Ministry | John Scaddan | Labor | 7 October 1911 | 27 July 1916 | Lost confidence motion in Assembly |
| Wilson Ministry (2nd) | Frank Wilson | WA Liberal | 27 July 1916 | 28 June 1917 | Ministry collapsed |
| Lefroy Ministry | Sir Henry Lefroy | Nationalist | 28 June 1917 | 17 April 1919 | Premier resigned |
| Colebatch Ministry | Hal Colebatch | Nationalist | 17 April 1919 | 17 May 1919 | Ministry collapsed |
| Mitchell Ministry (1st) | Sir James Mitchell | Nationalist | 17 May 1919 | 15 April 1924 | Lost election |
| Collier Ministry (1st) | Philip Collier | Labor | 16 April 1924 | 23 April 1930 | Lost election |
| Mitchell Ministry (2nd) | James Mitchell | Nationalist | 24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 | Lost election |
| Collier Ministry (2nd) | Philip Collier | Labor | 24 April 1933 | 19 August 1936 | Premier retired |
| Willcock Ministry | John Willcock | Labor | 20 August 1936 | 31 July 1945 | Premier retired |
| Wise Ministry | Frank Wise | Labor | 31 July 1945 | 1 April 1947 | Lost election |
| McLarty–Watts Ministry | Ross McLarty | Liberal-Country | 1 April 1947 | 23 February 1953 | Lost election |
| Hawke Ministry | Albert Hawke | Labor | 23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 | Lost election |
| Brand–Watts Ministry | Sir David Brand | Liberal-Country | 2 April 1959 | 11 April 1962 | Deputy Premier retired |
| Brand–Nalder Ministry | Sir David Brand | Liberal-Country | 12 April 1962 | 3 March 1971 | Lost election |
| Tonkin Ministry | John Tonkin | Labor | 3 March 1971 | 8 April 1974 | Lost election |
| Court–McPharlin Ministry | Sir Charles Court | Liberal-Country | 8 April 1974 | 5 June 1975 | Deputy Premier resigned |
| Court Ministry | Sir Charles Court | Liberal-National Country | 5 June 1975 | 25 January 1982 | Premier resigned |
| O'Connor Ministry | Ray O'Connor | Liberal-National Country | 25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 | Lost election |
| Burke Ministry | Brian Burke | Labor | 25 February 1983 | 25 February 1988 | Premier resigned |
| Dowding Ministry | Peter Dowding | Labor | 25 February 1988 | 18 February 1990 | Premier deposed by caucus |
| Lawrence Ministry | Dr Carmen Lawrence | Labor | 19 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 | Lost election |
| Court–Cowan Ministry | Richard Court | Liberal-National | 16 February 1993 | 16 February 2001 | Lost election |
| Gallop Ministry | Dr Geoff Gallop | Labor | 16 February 2001 | 3 February 2006 | Premier resigned |
| Carpenter Ministry | Alan Carpenter | Labor | 3 February 2006 | 23 September 2008 | Lost election |
| Barnett Ministry | Colin Barnett | Liberal | 23 September 2008 | Incumbent |
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