Federal Electorate Campaign Committees
All Branches within a federal electorate elect delegates to a Federal Electorate Committee (FEC). FECs then elect delegates to State Executive.
The Administrative Committee
The Administrative Committee is responsible for the management and administration of the Party. The Administrative Committee comprises 14 members, with 10 of these members being elected annually by the State Conference. The State Secretary and Assistant State Secretary, who are elected at State Conference for three year terms, are automatically members of the Administrative Committee. The leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party (SPLP) is also automatically a member of the Administrative Committee, and a representative of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party (WA) (FPLP WA) is elected by their fellow FPLPWA colleagues.
State President - Lorna Clarke
State Secretary - Ellie Whiteaker
Assistant State Secretary - Lauren Cayoun
State Treasurer - Naomi McLean
Leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party - Roger Cook
Representative of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party - Senator Sue Lines
Members of the Administrative Committee - Brad Gandy, Caitlin Collins, Carolyn Smith, Clem Chan. Dominic Rose, Elo Braskic, Margaret Quirk, Stephen Catania and Steve McCartney.
State Executive
State Executive is the principle forum of the Party. It is made up of delegates from Federal Electorate Committees, Direct Branches, Affiliated Unions and ALP Parliamentary Representatives.
It is responsible for managing the Party's affairs between State Conferences, giving effect to the decisions and policies of State Conference.
In addition, State Executive selects ALP candidates for Federal Parliament and the State Parliament. State Executive is held several times a year.
State Conference
State Conference meets annually and is the governing body of the Party in Western Australia. It is made up of delegates from Branches, affiliated unions and ALP Parliamentary representatives.
Policy Committees
An elected body called the ‘WA Policy Forum’ is responsible for developing our Party’s platform in consultation with members and Party Units.
It is made up of ten elected representatives of the Party membership, ten elected representatives of trade unions, eight State Members of Parliament and two Federal Members of Parliament.
Elections for the positions above take place at a meeting of the State Executive every two years.
Party Organisations
Party Organisations encourage and support the participation of diverse groups of members in WA Labor. WA Labor Organisations include:
Membership criteria apply to some Party Organisations. You can check your eligibility in the Party’s Rules.
Parliamentary Parties
WA Labor members of State and Federal Parliament form Parliamentary Parties which operate as separate Sub-branches of the Party. "Caucus" is the collective term used to describe the Labor MPs in a particular Parliament. For example, the SPLP is the State Caucus and the FPLP (comprising Federal Members and Senators from all States and Territories) is the Federal Caucus. Caucus elects the Party Leaders in both Houses of Parliament and the Ministry or Shadow Ministry.
WA Labor Foundation
The WA Labor Foundation is a long-term investment body for WA Labor.
Assets are placed into the Foundation by WA Labor and invested to protect the long term financial security of the Party and to fund election campaigns.
The Foundation is a separate legal entity to WA Labor, and is governed in accordance with the WA Labor Foundation’s company constitution.
The Foundation’s Board comprises of: