Former politician Anthony Fels has failed in his bid to overturn the state election results after he unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for Churchlands MP Basil Zempilas' seat.
WA Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy will take leave through to the end of the year, after significant backlash in response to the agency's handling of the March state election.
The Nationals WA have called for a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into foreign-owned recruiter PersolKelly over political donations made ahead of the state election.
An investigation into the weekend's election will begin in earnest after counting is finished, as the WA Electoral Commission grapples with political fallout from the vote.
Premier Roger Cook says a visit by Anthony Albanese this week will not detract from state issues, but the WA Electoral Commission has warned of confusion with two ballots ahead.
A new electorate in Perth's south-east has been confirmed by the WA Electoral Commission, in a shift that further reduces the number of regional seats in the state parliament.
The introduction of optional preferential voting for local government elections has caused counting to be a slower process but some councils have announced their 2023 results.
Whoever replaces Alannah MacTiernan in parliament may not be seated for another fortnight with a suspended party member facing criminal charges firming as a likely candidate.
Serpentine-Jarrahdale residents will be sent back to the polling booth after the council election was declared invalid, ending a nine-month lawsuit over a result shrouded in controversy.
