RE: Western Australian election tomorrow..."Gallop declares victory
February 27, 2005
WESTERN AUSTRALIA's Labor leader Geoff Gallop was jubilant tonight as he declared victory in the state election, thanking the electorate for giving him a second term in office.
"Ladies and gentleman, it has been a great privilege to be premier of this great state of Western Australia and I thank the people of Western Australia for voting (with) confidence in my government for another term," Dr Gallop told a party gathering in his Victoria Park electorate.
After thanking the state's voters for their part in the democratic process, Dr Gallop – flanked by his wife Bev – also thanked his political opponent Colin Barnett.
"Can I wish Colin, Lyn and his family all the best for the future and I know how hard it will be for them tonight and I am thinking of them," he said.
In a speech frequently interrupted by enthusiastic applause, Dr Gallop said that over the past four years he had presided over a good government, but he believed it could be stronger.
"There will be no complacency," he said.
"We have been a good government but I believe we can do better and that will be our aim in this second term on behalf of the people of Western Australia."
He nominated education and training as the centrepiece of Labor's next four years.
"We have the greatest economy in this nation and I want to make sure we have the greatest education and training system in this nation."