Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan claimed a landslide victory in Saturday’s election winning a second term.

As of latest available date, the final outcome prediction stands at 52 lower house seats for Labor, three for Liberals and four for Nationals.

But the ABC had called the election for Labor less than an hour after polls closed.

Taking to the stand shortly after Mr McGowan, who saw his personal approval rating sitting at a whopping 88% – attributed greatly to the hard border policy of the relatively COVID-free state – spoke of a “humbling experience”.

“The magnitude of what has happened today is not lost on me, but with it comes great responsibility,” he said.

“I promise to work for everyone across Western Australia over this coming four years. Being Premier of this state, that I love, is an enormous privilege. You’ve put your trust in this government and I promise, I won’t let you down.”

The Labor Premier acknowledged candidates from the opposition who lost their seats, including Liberal leader Zak Kirkup who had conceded defeat three weeks ago before election day.

The Liberal party’s loss has been labelled the worst election result for a party in Australia.

Among those who suffered the loss of a long-held seat was member for Hillarys, Peter Katsabanis. The seat of the waterfront area was held by the Liberals since it was formed in 1996.

Speaking a few hours after the results, Mr Katsambanis announced he is quitting politics amidst a series of sobering admissions.

“I am done in politics. “I walk away and I hold my head up high,” he told Perth’s 6PR radio.

“This was coming for a long time, it was quite clear that the Liberal party had lost the support of the Western Australian public,” he said adding the imperative for the party “to take stock” with “four out of five Western Australians rejecting us.”

As it stands, the opposition role in the lower house is set to be taken by the Nationals with four seats predicted to be secured against three by the Liberals.

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