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Conservatives fear Upper House reform could be on McGowan agenda as WA election looms
Premier Mark McGowan has repeatedly declined to rule out reforms to WA’s electoral system if he wins the state election, prompting Opposition claims he is preparing to “ambush” regional voters after the poll.
Key points:
- Conservative parties claim Labor plans to reduce regional representation
- Mark McGowan has declined to rule out changes to the Upper House
- Analysts warn changes could be politically costly
Spearheaded by the WA Nationals, opposition parties have claimed Labor is planning to pursue a shake-up of State Parliament’s Upper House electoral arrangements to reduce the weighting given to regional seats.
Mr McGowan has suggested that such reforms are “not on our agenda”, but would not be drawn on whether Labor would rule them out if it…
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