Labor landslide across regional WA sees second Kimberley-based MP and first Aboriginal MLC elected
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New Kimberley MP Divina D Anna celebrates with supporters in Broome on election night.
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Western Australia s landslide backing of the McGowan Government looks to have completely re-shaped the electoral map in the remotest parts of the state.
Key points:
Voters across the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Goldfields have delivered Labor an unprecedented 57 per cent of the vote in the Mining and Pastoral region
The district will see four Labor MPs elected for the first time in its four-decade history
WA Premier stamps authority on Labor with ministry purge after colossal election win
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Mark McGowan has made it clear he intends to choose his own ministry.
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Just in case there was any doubt about who was running the show, WA Premier Mark McGowan just stamped his authority in emphatic fashion.
No one individual has enjoyed this much power in the West Australian Labor Party for a very long time, if ever.
Labor leaders in WA have long had their power curtailed by union and factional leaders, having to make do with the teams they re given by the party s caucus, save for maybe a couple of captain s calls.
WA election: The MPs in line for a promotion in Mark McGowan s cabinet reshuffle
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Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Sue Ellery are all in line for senior ministerial positions.
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With the celebrations out of the way at WA Labor headquarters, the jostling for cabinet positions is now well and truly on.
After a few retirements, Premier Mark McGowan has some re-shuffling to do.
Mr McGowan will soon announce who will take over as treasurer and Aboriginal affairs minister following Ben Wyatt s departure, and the Emergency Services portfolio will also need to be filled.
There will also be a new sport and recreation minister and speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
WA election s biggest losers and who replaced them in Liberal annihilation
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Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup faces media after conceding defeat.
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A history-making Labor victory has all but wiped out the WA Liberal party, turning many seats red for the very first time.
The Liberals could be left with as few as two seats in the Legislative Assembly meaning the party has failed to get the numbers to form Opposition.
So, who are the biggest losers?
It s a long list of Liberal names.
Dawesville
Loser: Zak Kirkup (LIB)
Paramedic and psychologist Lisa Munday pulled off what many would have thought impossible not long ago when she unseated Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says Labor ran a "very centrist" and "responsible" government and plans to maintain its approach following the party's historic victory over the Liberals on Saturday night.