Labor MPs believe the Albanese government is within striking distance of holding all four federal seats in Western Australia it won from the Liberals at the last election, after the party delivered yet another thumping to the opposition at a state election over the weekend.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday lauded Premier Roger Cook’s disciplined campaign in helping to deliver Labor its second-biggest election victory and a third-successive term in government, after the Liberals failed to climb out of a deep electoral hole and make any substantial inroads across the state.