Why Mark McGowan s landslide election victory could spell disaster for Scott Morrison in WA as the Liberals are reduced to just TWO MPs
Western Australians went to the polling booths on Saturday in state election tipped to be a landslide for Labor
Voting at 700 locations closed at 6pm on Saturday with 750,000 people voting before election day
Labor premier Mark McGowan raced to immediate lead with ABC s Anthony Green declaring a win early on
Liberal leader Zak Kirkup conceded defeat at 9.30pm AWST and declared he had also lost his individual seat
WA Labor candidate Kim Giddens says she is proud to be part of Premier Mark McGowan’s Labor Party.
“The message that has come through loud and clear and consistently in campaigning was that people trust the McGowan Labor government,” she told Sky News.
Ms Giddens is currently leading the vote in the seat of Bateman with 6.73 per cent of votes counted.
“It’s not a win yet there is a way to go however I am very proud of my team.”
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Aaron Sawmadal’s path to the doors of Western Australia’s parliament is different from any member currently serving there. He spent much of his life living in a refugee camp during the First Liberian Civil War, before moving to Australia in 2006 at the age of 27.
A cybersecurity analyst by profession, Mr Sawmadal has spent the past 15 years establishing community organisations to help new African migrants resettle in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs.
“I still want to continue this work. I still want to give hope and aspirations to this community, he tells SBS News. I want to make sure as many people come into middle class like me. From the downtrodden class to the middle class, I want to take many people with me.”