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Before the 1900s there was no formal party system in Western Australia. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only.
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier.
| Premier | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Forrest | - | 29 December 1890 |
| George Throssell | - | 15 February 1901 |
| George Leake | - | 27 May 1901 |
| Alfred Morgans | - | 21 November 1901 |
| George Leake | - | 23 December 1901 |
| Sir Walter James | - | 1 July 1902 |
| Henry Daglish | Labor | 10 August 1904 |
| Cornthwaite Rason | Liberal | 25 August 1905 |
| Newton Moore | Liberal | 7 May 1906 |
| Frank Wilson | Liberal | 16 September 1910 |
| John Scaddan | Labor | 7 October 1911 |
| Frank Wilson | Liberal | 27 July 1916 |
| Henry Lefroy | Nationalist | 28 June 1917 |
| Hal Colebatch | Nationalist | 17 April 1919 |
| James Mitchell | Nationalist | 17 May 1919 |
| Philip Collier | Labor | 16 April 1924 |
| Sir James Mitchell | Nationalist | 24 April 1930 |
| Philip Collier | Labor | 24 April 1933 |
| John Willcock | Labor | 20 August 1936 |
| Frank Wise | Labor | 31 July 1945 |
| Ross McLarty | Liberal | 1 April 1947 |
| Albert Hawke | Labor | 23 February 1953 |
| Sir David Brand | Liberal | 2 April 1959 |
| John Tonkin | Labor | 3 April 1971 |
| Sir Charles Court | Liberal | 8 April 1974 |
| Raymond O'Connor | Liberal | 25 January 1982 |
| Brian Burke | Labor | 19 February 1983 |
| Peter Dowding | Labor | 25 February 1988 |
| Dr Carmen Lawrence | Labor | 12 February 1990 |
| Richard Court | Liberal | 16 February 1993 |
| Dr Geoffrey Gallop | Labor | 16 February 2001 |