Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections
Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections
Mark McGowan was flanked by his family during his victory speech. (Photo / Getty)
Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections
Sun, 14 Mar 2021, 1:08PM
Labor has emphatically won the West Australian election in a second successive historic win, evicting the Liberals from many of its traditionally held blue-ribbon seats with staggering swings across the metropolitan area.
Political guru Antony Green made the call just 43 minutes after polling booths closed with only one per cent of votes counted, describing wildly popular Premier Mark McGowan’s primary vote surge as “quite remarkable”.