Labor landslide across regional WA sees second Kimberley-based MP and first Aboriginal MLC elected
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New Kimberley MP Divina D Anna celebrates with supporters in Broome on election night.
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Western Australia s landslide backing of the McGowan Government looks to have completely re-shaped the electoral map in the remotest parts of the state.
Key points:
Voters across the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Goldfields have delivered Labor an unprecedented 57 per cent of the vote in the Mining and Pastoral region
The district will see four Labor MPs elected for the first time in its four-decade history
WA election s biggest losers and who replaced them in Liberal annihilation
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Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup faces media after conceding defeat.
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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.
WA election: National Party s Vince Catania quietly confident he can claw back lead for North West Central seat
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MarMarch 2021 at 3:09am
The National Party s Vince Catania was quietly confident he would win the seat of North West Central.
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The Nationals Vince Catania says he is quietly confident he will keep the seat of North West Central.
Key points:
Labor s Cherie Sibosado is currently ahead in polling by 121 votes
A result is likely to be announced Monday afternoon
So far more than 40 per cent of the vote has been counted for the seat, which represent parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara in Western Australia.