WA premier seeking legal advice to move election amid federal vote clash concerns

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WA premier seeking legal advice to move election amid federal vote clash concerns

WA premier seeking legal advice to move election amid federal vote clash concerns

Western Australia’s premier Roger Cook has confirmed he is seeking legal advice on moving his state’s election date, following uncertainty over whether the looming federal election could clash with WA’s.

The Wildflower State is locked in to vote on March 8 to align with its fixed four year parliamentary terms.

MR Cook said on Monday he was seeking legal advice on whether he could move his state’s vote.

Camera IconWestern Australian Premier Roger Cook says he is seeking legal advice on moving his state’s election next year. NewsWire / Sharon Smith Credit: NCA NewsWire

“We have to be ready for any contingency,” Mr Cook told a business breakfast in Perth, as reported by The Australian.

“We know that our election will be on the 8th of March, but there’s also a great deal of flexibility in relation to when the federal election is.

“We have a limited ability to switch our election date if the federal election comes in on top of that.

“So as you understand, we’re doing a lot of work at the moment, and the Electoral Commission is doing a lot of work, just understanding what some of those complexities might be in the event that the federal government decides to have an election close to ours.”

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconPrime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) is yet to call a date for a federal election. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow Credit: News Corp Australia

Next year’s federal election is widely tipped to fall in early-to-mid May.

Though, technically, the vote could fall either side of March 8, or even on the Saturday itself.

With polls and analysts pointing to a federal Labor government returned in minority, the national outcome could sway the Western Australia’s outcome.

Meanwhile, what happens at a state level could be seen as an indicator of what to expect federally, as has been suggested by the Queensland election.

NewsWire has contacted both Mr Cooke’s office and the Western Australia Electoral Commission for comment.

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