Total wipeout or just a landslide: how bad will the 2021 WA election be for the Liberals?

After opposition leader Zak Kirkup admitted defeat two weeks before polling day, his party faces possible eclipse even by the Nationals

It is said that a crisis benefits the incumbent, and this couldn’t be more true for Western Australia’s premier, Mark McGowan, whose political opponent waved the white flag 16 days out from this weekend’s election.

McGowan’s assured handling of the coronavirus pandemic has spawned predictions of a crushing landslide on Saturday, with a 12.5% swing forecast to deliver Labor its biggest election win in WA history.

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