Western Australia election: voters expected to inflict steep losses on hapless Liberals
The polling was conducted early this week before Kirkup on Thursday announced his intention to quit politics if he lost his seat, and held a disastrous press conference on his party’s costings. The 34-year-old pinned much of his campaign as opposition leader on his lifelong ambition to be in politics – an ambition which could be over by 6pm. He would be the first WA Liberal leader to lose his seat in 88 years. The Liberal party has held Dawesville since it was created in 1994. As of Friday, 653,457 votes – 499,226 pre-poll and 154,231 postal – had already been cast. That’s 38% of to...
Source: theguardian.com