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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 abstract "A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, in power since the 2001 election and led since 25 January 2006 by Premier Alan Carpenter, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Colin Barnett since 6 August 2008.The election resulted in a hung parliament with no party gaining a majority. Labor was two seats short of a majority in the expanded legislature. Ultimately, the Liberals were able to form a coalition government with the WA Nationals, supported by three independents. While both parties agreed to National demands that at least 25 percent of mining proceeds go to regional projects, the Nationals ultimately went with the Liberals. According to Nationals leader Brendon Grylls, a Labor-National coalition would have required the support of Green support to get mining legislation passed in the Legislative Council. The coalition agreement gave National Party ministers "the right to exempt [themselves] from Cabinet and vote against an issue on the floor of the Parliament if it's against the wishes of the people [they] represent," an explicit rejection of the pattern of former non-Labor coalition agreements under which the Nationals had been seen as virtual co-owners of Liberal policies.The election was the first to be held since a major electoral redistribution was implemented in 2007. This redistribution involved significant changes to the geographic distribution of parliamentary seats and regions in Western Australia, and brought the state into line with the rest of Australia in adopting one vote one value for the lower house.The election was called earlier than expected by Alan Carpenter, who requested the Governor to dissolve parliament on 7 August 2008.".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 affiliation Australian_Labor_Party.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 firstLeader Alan_Carpenter.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 secondLeader Colin_Barnett.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 startDate "2008-09-06".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 thumbnail Alan_Carpenter_(cropped).jpg?width=300.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 title "Western Australian state election, 2008".
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Andrea_Mitchell_(politician).
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Category:2008_elections_in_Australia.
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_district_of_Albany.
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Joe_Francis_(politician).
- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink John_Bowler_(politician).
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Judy_Hughes.
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- Western_Australian_state_election,_2008 wikiPageWikiLink Paul_Andrews_(Australian_politician).
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