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Premier Mark McGowan is set to enjoy unprecedented dominance in Western Australia, after winning an increased majority for the Labor party in the state s parliament.
Labor is expected to claim up to 53 out of 59 lower house seats on the back of a stunning 16.9 per cent swing.
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It is a nightmare scenario for the Liberals, who are set to be reduced to just two or three seats and lose their opposition status to the Nationals.
With 43 per cent of lower house votes counted, Labor has almost three times the number of first-preference votes of the Liberal party.
Finger-pointing has begun among Liberals after a disastrous night for the party in the Western Australian election, with former Opposition Leader Mike Nahan describing the result as a "disaster" and a "shocking outcome" for the party.
The WA election has left the Liberals decimated and in the wilderness, facing a long road back abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He has won the biggest victory in West Australian political history. He has reduced the Liberal Party to a non-entity. From its charred ruins the shell-shocked survivors wonder where to begin the rebuild.
Mark McGowan rules supreme after seismic election win for finely oiled political machine smh.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from smh.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.