Mr Hastie's healthy 9.5 per cent margin was heavily eroded with the Assistant Defence Minister suffering an 8.5 per cent swing against him.
Labor also comfortably retained Burt where Matt Keogh trounced the Liberals’ David Goode 64.2-35.8 with an 11.6 per cent swing. I cannot do it any more,” Ms Hunt said. “Politics needs to be people having the power to say this is what that is in our community.” With apathy towards the government at an all-time high, Ms Hunt said she wanted to prove politics “doesn’t have to be dirty”. “The seats that have been won, deserve to be won because people have worked very hard.” “They really want to be heard and regardless of the outcome of who wins, this is a community that is seeking action,” she said.
With over 58 per cent of votes counted in the seat of Canning as of 10.30pm on Saturday, the incumbent MP has won 52.2 per cent of the primary vote, according ...
Western Australians voted with a 10.2 per cent swing towards Labor this election. Despite winning, Mr Hastie's margin didn't surpass his previous victory in 2019 with a swing of over 8 per cent towards Labor. Mr Hastie previously held the seat with a margin of 11.6 per cent. Earlier: Labor has returned to power after nine years, but likely in a minority government after a large swing away from the Coalition and results pointing to a clutch of "teal" independent wins and a surge in the Greens vote.
Andrew Hastie has retained his Liberal seat of Canning in a close contest with Labor candidate Amanda Hunt.
Despite the victory, Mr Hastie suffered a 7.44 per cent swing away from the Liberals, meaning the seat is now marginal. Mr Hastie attracted 54.12 per cent of votes in the Canning electorate, compared to Ms Hunts 45.88 in the two party preferred contest. With 99 per cent of the votes counted, Mr Hastie surpassed Ms Hunt by a margin of 5872 votes.