List of Governors of Western Australia
Government House, the governor's residence in Perth
The Governor of Western Australia is the representative of the British monarch , currently Queen Elizabeth II , in the Australian state of Western Australia (Western Australia). The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the governor-general of Australia does at the national level.
In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system , the governor acts almost entirely on the advice of the head of the elected government, in this case the Prime Minister of Western Australia . However, the governor has the right to dismiss the prime minister .
List of Governors of Western Australia
- * until 1832 as Vice Governor
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