West Australia’s Labor Party Re-Elected After Tough COVID Measures

After a landslide victory, re-elected Premier of WA Mark McGowan makes a speech with his family by his side at the Gary Holland Community Centre in Rockingham, Australia, on March 13, 2021. Will Russell/Getty Images

CANBERRA—The left-leaning Labor party secured re-election in Australia’s least populous state on Sunday as voters backed the party for implementing some of the country’s most stringent restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Labor is predicted to claim up to 53 out of 59 lower house seats on the back of a stunning 13 per cent swing in Saturday’s election.