The Western Australian Premier, Richard Court, has called a state election for February 10.
Court’s Liberal government has been in office since 1993. It faces a difficult fight for re-election against the Labor opposition led by Geoff Gallop.
This is the text of a press release from the Premier.
Text of press release from Richard Court, Premier of Western Australia.
A State election will be held in Western Australia on Saturday, February 10, Premier Richard Court announced today.
In Bunbury to release the Coalition’s Bunbury-Leschenault Policy, Mr Court said Western Australians would head to the polling booths to decide which party would govern the State for the next four years.
“This will be a critical election for Western Australians,” he said.