Thank you for joining us for this election night, where the Liberal party result has been described as a ‘disaster’ by senior party figures.
Premier Roger Cook and his wife Carly after the victory speech. Credit: Trevor Collens
Labor has retained government in Western Australia, with Roger Cook leading his party to a historic third consecutive election win.
The result maintains Labor’s strong grip over the state and gives Cook a mandate to pursue his nearly $6 billion in promises, including controversial projects like the $217.5 million Burswood street circuit and $107 million electric ferry network on the Swan River.
Please come check out our site tomorrow where political reporter Hamish Hastie and journalist Jesinta Burton will provide more analysis of the numbers and the impacts Labor’s emphatic win will have on this state.