Resources and Publications

Second Reading: Parliamentary Government in Western Australia by Harry C.J. Phillips
(Revised Internet Edition-subject to periodic revision) NB This is a large PDF file and may take some time to download
This practical teaching resource contains information about the history, structure and function of Parliament and Government in Western Australia. The material and accompanying exercises are relevant to upper primary and lower secondary students addressing the “Active Citizenship” Outcome of the Society and Environment Learning Area.

How Parliament Works

• About Parliament Fact Sheets (PDF) - A series of Fact Sheets about how the Parliament of Western Australia works.
• Parliamentary Parlance (PDF) - A glossary of terms used in the Parliament of Western Australia

Brochures about your Parliament are available (*PDF - others on request):
• Preparing a Petition for the Legislative Assembly
• Legislative Council Guide to Petitions
• Making A Submission to a Committee of the Legislative Assembly*
• Giving Oral Evidence to a Committee of the Legislative Assembly*
• Making a Submission to a Committee of the Legislative Council
• Legislative Council Committee Proceedings - Rules*
• Responses from Persons Adversely Referred to in the House*
• Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (Ombudsman)
• Legislative Council Procedure Office Services

A Citizen’s Guide to the Western Australian Parliament - Harry Phillips 2009

House to House: The Story of Western Australia’s Government and Parliament Houses over 175 years. - Phillip Pendal and David Black 2004

Speakers and Presidents of the Western Australian Parliament - Harry Phillips 2004

An Index to Parliamentary Candidates in Western Australian Elections 1890-1989 - David Black, 1989

Supplement to an Index to Parliamentary Candidates in Western Australia 1990-1995 - David Black, 1995

Election Statistics: Legislative Assembly of Western Australia 1890-1996 - David Black (assisted by Valerie Prescott), 1997

Legislative Council of Western Australia. Membership Register, Electoral Law and Statistics 1890-1989 - David Black, (revised 1991)

Legislative Council of Western Australia. Elections and Electoral Law 1867-1890. David Black and Brian de Garis, 1992

Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One 1870-1930, David Black and Geoffrey Bolton 1990 (revised and updated 2001)

Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Volume Two 1930-2004 – David Black and Geoffrey Bolton, 2004

The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook, Twenty-second edition, 2009 (revised) - edited by David Black

The House on the Hill: A History of the Parliament of Western Australia 1832-1990 - David Black (editor), 1991

Making a Difference: Women in the Western Australian Parliament 1921-1999 - David Black and Harry Phillips, 2000

Active Citizenship: Celebrating the Centenary of Federation at Parliament House, National Trust and Kings Park - Blyth, Gray, McMulkin and Winfield, 2001

Parliament: Mirror of the People? Members of the Parliament of Western Australia 1890 - 2007, Phillip Pendal, David Black and Harry Phillips, 2007

Puzzle out Parliament: Understanding the Parliament of Western Australia, DVD, 2009

*Parliament of Western Australia: Structure and Function

*Notes on the Parliament in Western Australia: Student Resource Book