how Labor won big in Western Australia
- Written by John Phillimore, Executive Director, John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University
Western Australia’s promise to be the kingmaker on federal election night has finally been delivered.
During the count, the rest of the country saw a slow but steady accumulation of Labor gains despite a fall in its primary vote. There was also a solid but unspectacular swing to it on a two party preferred (2PP) measure. But WA moved...
