South West MLC Louise Kingston lost her seat when the Legislative Council count for the recent State Election was finalised.
She described this as a long and drawn-out process ending her short time of representing the South West. This was in particular over the past three months, as Ms Kingston and staff had ‘jumped through hoops’ of new requirements for independents to run in the State election.
Ms Kingston asked 147 questions from October 10, 2023 until November 28, 2024 and in her final weeks of Parliament would continue to ask more questions.
Ms Kingston resigned from the National Party to serve as an Independent after [accusing] WA Opposition leader Shane Love of bullying.
She replaced James Hayward who resigned after facing child sex charges which were later dropped.
This article appeared in Denmark Bulletin, 1 May 2025.