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WA election: Pilbara reacts to landslide Labor victory
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Kevin Michel has been re-elected as the Member for Pilbara.
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A 30 per cent swing to Labor has consolidated the position of Kevin Michel as the Member for Pilbara.
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Kevin Michel has been re-elected for the seat of Pilbara
Mr Michel said housing, crime, the Manuwarra Red Dog Highway and the Spoilbank Marina were his priorities moving forward
Nationals candidate Scott Bourne said it was impossible for local candidates to compete with the Premier s statewide popularity
Mr Michel has so far received 61.18 per cent of the vote while the National s Scott Bourne received 17.93 per cent of the vote.
Mark McGowan s hot and humid pork barrelling bush tour
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January is usually the wettest month in Western Australia s north but with a lack of rainfall in 2021, Premier Mark McGowan decided to jet through the regions and bring a monsoon of money.
Bush issues were front and centre in the second week of the election year as Labor rolled through country centres from Albany to Kununurra with promises worth $368.3 million and the Liberals and Nationals went to war over the $1 billion Royalties for Regions fund.
Mark McGowan s hot and humid pork barrelling bush tour
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January is usually the wettest month in Western Australia s north but with a lack of rainfall in 2021, Premier Mark McGowan decided to jet through the regions and bring a monsoon of money.
Bush issues were front and centre in the second week of the election year as Labor rolled through country centres from Albany to Kununurra with promises worth $368.3 million and the Liberals and Nationals went to war over the $1 billion Royalties for Regions fund.