The Esperance election wrapped up last weekend where how to vote cards were handed out. Photo: Geoff Vivian.
Member for Roe Peter Rundle says he will persist in his plan to move a disallowance motion against the South Coast Marine Park when the new Parliament sits.
“I will be putting a notice of motion on the second or third day of Parliament,” he said.
As Labor has been returned with a majority of 41 of the Legislative Assembly’s 50 seats, this would almost certainly be defeated on party lines in the Legislative Assembly.
If it chose to do so, Labor could also stifle any debate by moving “that the motion be put”.
“My understanding is, as far as the debate on it, it would be dependent on whether there is urgent government business,” Mr Rundle said.
“Shane (Love) will be doing the same with the disallowance for firearms.”
At the time of going to press, Labor had won at least 41 seats in the lower house, which is 11 more than it needs to form a majority.
In the upper house it had 15 seats confirmed and the Greens had another three, which together made half of the 36 Legislative Council seats.
Only three seats were yet to be decided, but it seemed likely Labor, the Liberals and Greens would pick up one each.
Colin de Grussa presented a petition to halt the Marine Park in the Legislative Council last year which Labor used its outright majority to dismiss.
With the assistance of the Greens it would be likely to vote down any such move again, should such a petition be presented in the upper house.
