The West Australian Labor Party has passed a motion supporting same-sex marriage.

It is a move will put greater pressure on the federal government to back the changes.

However the motion, supported by WA Labor leader Eric Ripper, came under attack from party heavyweights during the state conference in Perth today.

Labor MP John Hyde said the Labor Party had a history of ending discrimination by giving women the vote, campaigning to end the White Australia Policy and granting equal rights to Aborigines.

“WA is a better place because of these changes, because we moved to make a far more equal society in WA,” Mr Hyde said.

“Now we need to move towards equality in the federal legislation.”

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