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Advertisement Ayor Makur Chuot, 31, was a long way from the Kenyan refugee camp her family lived in for nearly a decade on Saturday night as she realised she would soon be elected to the West Australian Parliament. Surrounded by a boisterous crowd of Labor die-hards at Seafood Nation at Hillarys Boat Harbour and watching Liberal seats tumble, the accountant and former model running for the upper house said she started to get excited when she saw Hillarys candidate Caitlin Collins would take the traditional blue-ribbon seat. Labor North Metropolitan MLC-elect Ayor Chuot. Credit:Peter de Kruijff âI knew if we had a big swing from Caitlinâs section and also other bigger areas, it means I was going to have a big chance of getting in the upper house,â she said. ....
WA election s biggest losers and who replaced them in Liberal annihilation SunSunday 14 updated SunSunday 14 Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup faces media after conceding defeat. ( Share Print text only Cancel 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. ....
Share on Twitter 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.” ....
As the race heats up to charm Riverton’s Chinese voters, Labor’s advertising in a pro-Beijing newspaper linked to China’s United Front has raised eyebrows. ....