New Western Australia opposition leader and Liberal Party leader chosen

Western Australia has a new opposition leader after the state's Nationals and Liberal Party both chose new captains.

Shane Love will be the new opposition leader after the Nationals party room unanimously chose the member for Moore to replace Mia Davies following her shock resignation last week.

Love, a member of parliament since 2013, will be supported by Peter Rundle, who was voted to take his former role as deputy.

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Meanwhile, Libby Mettam, the member for Vasse, ran unopposed for the Liberal Party leadership after incumbent David Honey stood down.

She has been a member of parliament since 2014 and will be the sixth party leader in the state in six years.

"Every day I will fight to get the best deal for WA," Mettam said in a statement.

"Thank you to David Honey for your hard work, dedication and service ... I look forward to continuing to work closely with you."

9News also understands a Liberal party room move to oust Nick Goiran as parliamentary secretary failed.

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But political tensions between the Nationals and Liberals remain high in Western Australia as some members of the Liberal Party argue their party should be leading the opposition alliance to the 2025 election.

"The leader of the opposition needs to be the person that people are listening to before the election, and after the election it's only the Liberal Party that can do that," MP Steve Thomas said yesterday.

In the lower house in Western Australia, the Nationals are the majority opposition party holding four seats compared to the Liberals' two.

The Liberal and Nationals took a thrashing in the 2021 state election after a landslide win for Labor Premier Mark McGowan.

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