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Labor sweeps to power in WA election

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Jeyaseelan Source: Jeyaseelan

Western Australia Premier-elect, Mark McGowan, has promised to get straight to work after leading Labor to one of the state's biggest election victories. Voters have thrown out the two-term government of Liberal Premier Colin Barnett overwhelmingly turning to Labor, which may end up with as many as 41 M-Ps in the 59-seat lower house of the parliament. Mr.S.Jeyaseelan reports from Perth.



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