With federal Labor hoping the McGowan magic boosts its chance, Scott Morrison will have to take a leaf out of John Howard’s book to shore up WA’s 11 Liberal seats
West Australian Labor Premier Mark McGowan’s second landslide election victory in four years is a stunning result with serious implications for Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the federal Coalition government.
In the most one-sided election in WA’s history, Labor rode on McGowan’s extraordinary popularity to win a record 52 seats – and possibly more – in the 59-seat Legislative Assembly.
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Peter Kennedy is a Perth-based journalist and author of Tales from Boom Town – Western Australian Premiers from Brand to McGowan.
