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he would be handed another seat by winning candidate given his age & ambition (whoever that may be) - but as we've become aware of he is simply a means to an end 
the end being a concede to defeat by the looks of it mate

As other blokes here have typed , this Labor Government have done a very good job by large in unprecedented times when you compare the horrendous fark ups in Victoria & NSW and the filthy corruption that is obvious in those two states

WA has been protected big time when it could have been very ugly and I deeply respect his stance particularly against that rotten thing in power in NSW

 

Mate, Im pretty sure you cant hand a seat over to a someone that havent run, all they could do is resign and then a by election would have to be called, cannot see that happening.

that is exactly what will happen and maybe a deal has already been done who knows given the shambles they are 

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that is exactly what will happen and maybe a deal has already been done who knows given the shambles they are 
 

Id be surpised, maybe Bill Marmion , but if its really close they run a risk of losing that as well with pissed off By election voters, Nedlands is only on 8% could come down to 2%.

David Honey sure wont go in Cott.

Pretty obvious to me hes the sacrifcial lamb, pushed in to lead teh leemings.

 

have to wait until the truckload of dust settles I reckon mate - something is brewing behind the scene for sure and the Tiger will show it's stripes pretty soon either way 

Grump Sneakers comes to where I've been working the last year.Every couple of weeks mostly on Saturday mornings.Forrestfield Rail Link (metro net stage 1).
He loves to walk around and look at things.Talk to all the tradies and blue collar workers.Hes even made adds for his election campaign there.Pointing fingers and looking at stuff.
He talks about the best 4am coffees
And who makes the best shiskababs+hamburgers around town.Allways asking questions about the work where doing.He even goes walking through the tunnels.

Was just thinking, Ross Lyon wouldn't be doing much these days. Maybe Zac should hire Ross as his spin doctor. Could roll out this one, never as good, never as bad. That's what Zac will be hoping. 

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impression could be made that the young bloke knows he will be removed after the election because the others don't want to be smashed in their backyards themselves by taking that job for the election
if Dawesville goes you'd think a lot of other supposedly safe seats could get real ugly 

One would have to wonder why Kirkup nominated for Liberal leader prior to this current election.  It showed an appalling lack of political judgment and/or arrogance.  Given the size of the ALP's victory in 2017 it was always likely that Labor would be returned in 2021.  When you take into account the approval of the state government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic  Labor winning was even more likely.  This was the situation at the time of the Liberal leadership spill in 2020.  Up pops Kirkup who is in the most marginal of marginal seats.  He decides to nominate for leader where there is virtually no chance of the LNP winning government and of necessity rather than campaign on a daily basis in Dawesville as Liberal leader he would need to spend more time outside of Dawesville than in it.  I would also point out that unlike say, Bob Hawke, Kirkup was a relative unknown to most West Australians.

Why wouldn't Kirkup have waited to after this election and assuming that he retained Dawesville nominate for the leader at that point in time?  The advantage would be that he would have a full 4 years to build up his experience and profile prior to the 2025 election.  If the LNP did not win in 2025 and provided the Liberals performed respectfully in the 2025 he would be in a position to win the 2029 election.

 

What on earth is arrogant about nominating?

Its a nomination, he still needs to win the vote to be leader, it was others that selected him over other nominations. He had a go and won the vote. Pretty obvious he was just a patsie they picked to run and lose.


 

My comment about arrogance was in the context of there was infinitesimal chance of the LNP winning the election.  So it it was not arrogance that Kirkup thought he could win, was it just gross stupidity then?

Also, do you think that him being the Liberal leader has helped, hindered or made no difference to his chances of winning Dawesville?

actually Swan I've altered my initial prediction of Labor winning around 67 or 68% of the seats to 75% and quite possibly more - most opposition will centre on the Legis side to try stop railroading them all in you'd say mate

Antony Green at 6.43 pm has called the election to Labor returned.
 

Geez...what a shellacking. 50 seats to the coalition's 5....can't see the Libs coming back from the sort of pounding for at least another couple terms. Mind you...there might be some within Labor at national level who have their eye on Mr McGoo given Albo is no world beater.