❓ Mr. McGowan asks the Premier whether Minister Simpson was correct in stating the Premier broke his pre-election promise regarding local government amalgamations. The Premier denies breaking the promise, stating a cooperative process is being followed without forced amalgamations.
AnsweredQoN 364Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — AMALGAMATIONS
364. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. It is a simple question. Was
Minister Simpson correct when he said that the Premier had broken his promise
that he made before the election?
364. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. It is a simple question. Was
Minister Simpson correct when he said that the Premier had broken his promise
that he made before the election?
AnswerView source ↗
I have not broken my promise. As I have just explained to the
Leader of the Opposition at length, we are working in a cooperative process. We
are not bringing in legislation to force amalgamations.
Leader of the Opposition at length, we are working in a cooperative process. We
are not bringing in legislation to force amalgamations.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.