WA Premier calls snap election
| Source: | Lateline |
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| Published: | Thursday, August 7, 2008 5:47 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, November 5, 2008 5:47 AEST |
Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter has called a snap election, hoping to capitalise on a new Opposition Leader, and the airwaves being saturated for the next two weeks by Olympics coverage.
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WA Election: Live Results
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72.1% counted.
Last updated Sun Sep 7 12:23AM
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| Party | % Vote | Swing | Won | Likely | Total | In Doubt | Change | Predict | ||
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| Labor | 35.9 | -6.0 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 2 | -9 | |||
| Liberal | 38.6 | +2.9 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7 | |||
| National | 4.9 | +1.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Greens | 11.5 | +4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Others | 9.1 | -2.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
30 seats required for victory.
Time is in Australian Western Standard Time (AWST).
