At a party in Perth's western suburbs, Colin Barnett's supporters were paying tribute to a man they argue will be remembered as a statesman. Most put the loss down to an 'it's time' factor and the state's economic climate. The Liberals' state president, Norman Moore, says the party must now rebuild and has defended the preference deal struck with One Nation.
Shortly after the polls closed, dozens of volunteers who had handed out how-to-vote cards for the Labor party in several seats gathered in a large community centre in Mark McGowan's electorate of Rockingham to watch the tally begin. They say there was little love for One Nation at their booths, and plenty of support for Labor.
The Labor party has been swept into power in Western Australia with a landslide in the state election. Mark McGowan's Labor victory brings to an end the eight-and-a-half-year reign of the Liberal premier Colin Barnett. Here are some highlights of the speeches the two leaders delivered, once the result was clear.
Regional WA has been kinder to the National Party than expected, with the party looking like it will not lose too much ground despite predictions of a One Nation rout.
The Liberal-One Nation preference deal, the Prime Minister's visit and a range of missteps by Liberal candidates and leading figures helped seal the election for Labor.
The ABC is denied entry to One Nation's Western Australian election night headquarters after being told it was a private function, despite other media being accepted.
Colin Barnett's eight-and-a-half-year reign as WA Premier is over, after his Liberal-National Government is swept out of office by a huge swing towards Mark McGowan's Labor Party.
Labor declares victory in the WA election, after a significant swing which has plunged some former Liberal ministers' seats into peril. See how it all unfolded.
Dirty tricks and ballot paper shortages mar polling day in WA, with text messages sent to voters warning against voting Labor and a fake flyer about a mosque development sent to Stirling residents.
