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David Templeman MP for Mandurah is now the 15th Labor MP in the WA state parliament to announce his retirement at the 2025 election. That’s nearly 1/5th (10) of their lower house delegation and 1/4th (5) of their upper house members. And of course they had McGowan’s resignation mid-term as well. It’s a good opportunity for the government to renew itself with some fresh faces and a vision for the future, e.g. preselecting younger and diverse candidates where reasonable/logical.
@Laine jeez! A fifth and a quarter is huge!
15 Labor MPs are retiring, but so are three Liberals and three Nationals. That’s 21 MPs!
12 are from the Legislative Assembly, which has 59 seats, so 20.3% of MLAs are retiring. The other nine are from the Legislative Council, so 24.3% of MLCs are retiring. The Parliament of Western Australia has 96 seats, so a total of 21.9% of MPs are retiring. And that doesn’t even include the two by-elections in North West. Central and Rockingham.
Could this be a record for most retiring MPs in a sitting Australian parliament, or at least the highest percentage of MPs retiring in a sitting Australian parliament?