WITH 73.49 per cent of votes counted, Canning MHR Andrew Hastie held his seat with a comfortable margin in the Federal Election.
Mr Hastie gained 45,574 (61.39 per cent) of the two candidate preferred (TCP) vote, with Labor candidate Mellisa Teede gaining 28,666 (38.61 per cent) of the TCP vote.
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READ NOWMr Hastie said he was humbled to be re-elected.
There was a 4.6 per cent swing to the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party previously held the Canning electorate with a margin of 6.8 per cent.
Ms Teede said many people had come to her saying they had been too complacent as a Labor community.
“We need to think about what we do moving forward to make sure our young people in particular are brought in and have a voice to help us rebuild for future elections,” she said.