WA election day arrives as Labor seeks second term after an unprecedented campaign

The day is upon us — when West Australians’ choice about who will govern for the next four years will be revealed.

If you expected an unprecedented election campaign during an unprecedented pandemic, then the WA 2021 state election lived up to expectations.

COVID-19 took little time asserting its role in the election when most of the state’s population was sent into a snap five-day lockdown, throwing the start of the campaign into disarray.

That same week, WA dealt with two emergencies as fires ravaged the Perth Hills.