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Secessionism has been a recurring feature of Western Australia's political landscape since shortly after European settlement in 1829. The idea of self governance or secession has often been discussed through local newspaper articles and editorials and on a number of occasions has surfaced as very public events including a State referendum in 1933. An argument in favour of secession is based on the assumption a Federal government in Canberra will favour the business and popular interests of the larger population centres. A common complaint is that Western Australia is a forgotten or Cinderella State, which contributes more to federal funds than it gets back, and is discriminated against by the more populous states.〔Note that another state, Tasmania has also been designated the same 〕〔http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/95993/20100320-2137/www.wanowandthen.com/cinderella.html〕 The Constitution of Australia however describes the union as "one indissoluble Federal Commonwealth" and makes no provision for states to secede from the union. ==Colonial self-government== Petitions asking for representative elections for some of the positions in the Western Australian Legislative Council were presented to London in 1865 and 1869. This was granted in 1870 but maintained a Governor's veto. In 1887 a new constitution including the right of self-governance was drafted and in 1890, the Act granting self-government was passed by the British House of Commons and assented to by Queen Victoria. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secessionism in Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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