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Apart from Edith Cowan, which other Cowan has been an MP?
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May Holman was the first woman Labor MP. Who else in her family was an MP?
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The Courts: the only father and son to be Premiers in WA.
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Who are the only sisters in an Australian parliament?
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WA women MPs timeline
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Edith Cowan Centenary webpage
Read more about Edith Cowan, Australia’s first woman MP.
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Who was the first woman Premier in Australia?
Ruby Hutchison webpage
Read more about Ruby Hutchison, Western Australia's first woman MLC.
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WA Parliament has had over 600 MLAs.
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Parliament at war
WA parliamentarians' wartime contribution: debates, legislation, Red Cross and soldiers.
Footballers in the house
A surprising number of WA MPs were footballers prior to Parliament.
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What is the role of the Governor? And who were the WA Governors?
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What is the role of the Sergeant-at-Arms? Why do they carry a mace?