WA Electoral Reform: McGowan’s Trojan Horse for Total Control

WA Premier Mark McGowan addresses the media and guests in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2021. Paul Kane/Getty Images for Cricket Australia

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Despite repeatedly claiming it was “not on the agenda“ during the last state election campaign, the McGowan government has steamrolled through the parliament electoral reform that will effectively disenfranchise regional voters in Western Australia (WA).