WA: Carpenter calls election for September 6

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2008
WA: Carpenter calls election for September 6

West Australian Premier ALAN CARPENTER is set to call an early election and capitalise
on turmoil within the state Liberal party.

A government spokesman's confirmed West Australians will go to the polls on September 6.

The election will be called this afternoon .. one day after Opposition Leader COLIN
BARNETT was endorsed by his party as the fourth leader of the Liberals in less than four
years.

Labor holds 30 seats in the 57-seat Legislative Assembly while the Greens and two independents
hold the balance of power in the Legislative Council.

The premier has scheduled a media conference for 3.30pm.(WST)

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