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![Kate Doust](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kate_Doust.jpg?width=320)

Labor WA Legislative Council

# Kate Doust

Legislative Council member for [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia), [Labor](https://politics.computer/party/labor) 

About

## About Kate Doust

Kate Doust is a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, representing South Metropolitan Region. She was President of the Legislative Council from 2017 to 2021 and was the first woman to hold the position. She was elected to parliament at the 2001 state election.

Born

27 May 1962, Kalgoorlie

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Australia

First elected

2001 state election, South Metropolitan Region

Presidency

Elected 23 May 2017; replaced 24 May 2021

Deputy leader

Labor in the Legislative Council, after the 2008 state election

Award

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Parliamentarian of the Year, 2022

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%5FDoust), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Ads

## What Kate Doust spends on ads

Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library.

We follow Kate Doust's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet.

[See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=949420445093200) 

## Other Labor members of the WA Legislative Council

[Labor spending](https://politics.computer/party/labor) 

- [ **Alanna Clohesy** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/alanna-clohesy)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayor_makur_chuot.jpg?width=96)**Ayor Makur Chuot** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/ayor-makur-chuot)
- [ **Dan Caddy** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/dan-caddy)
- [ **Jackie Jarvis** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/jackie-jarvis)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Katrina_Stratton%2C_MLA_Nedlands%2C_with_a_dog.jpg?width=96)**Katrina Stratton** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/katrina-stratton)
- [ **Klara Andric** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/klara-andric)
- [ **Klasey Hirst** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/klasey-hirst)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parwinder_Kaur_2025_01_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Parwinder Kaur** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/parwinder-kaur)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samantha_Rowe.jpg?width=96)**Samantha Rowe** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-rowe)
- [ **Sandra Carr** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/sandra-carr)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stephen_Dawson.jpg?width=96)**Stephen Dawson** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/stephen-dawson)
- [ **Andrew O'Donnell** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-odonnell)

Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kate%5FDoust.jpg). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the WA Legislative Council on 11 November 2026\.

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