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WA election: The MPs in line for a promotion in Mark McGowan s cabinet reshuffle
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Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Sue Ellery are all in line for senior ministerial positions.
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With the celebrations out of the way at WA Labor headquarters, the jostling for cabinet positions is now well and truly on.
After a few retirements, Premier Mark McGowan has some re-shuffling to do.
Mr McGowan will soon announce who will take over as treasurer and Aboriginal affairs minister following Ben Wyatt s departure, and the Emergency Services portfolio will also need to be filled.
There will also be a new sport and recreation minister and speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
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Laborâs dominant left faction will get a boost in the West Australian Parliament as more than 70 out of a possible 95 seats come into play for the party as counting continues.
Based on Monday projections, the left faction â made up of MPs aligned with the United Workers Union and Australian Manufacturing Workers Union â will increase its numbers to 41.
WA premier Mark McGowan will decide on his cabinet this week.
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On the other side of the coin is the Progressive Labor faction â which includes the Transport Workers Union, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Australian Workersâ Union, Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, and Maritime Union, alongside MPs from the old right â that will go up to 26 MPs in the lower and upper house.