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Final day of WA state election campaign

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FINAL DAY OF THE WA ELECTION CAMPAIGN

WHERE THEY CAMPAIGNED

* Premier Colin Barnett held his last press conference in his private courtyard at parliament, in Liberal-held Perth (2.8 per cent)

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* Labor leader Mark McGowan was in Kwinana, Labor-held by 4.3 per cent

HIGHLIGHTS

* Mr Barnett said it was a 'ugly, nasty end to the campaign' after letters containing death threats were sent to the homes of Liberal candidates

* Mr Barnett blasted Labor's costings, saying they were a joke and an insult to economists and excluded promises worth hundreds of million of dollars

* Mr McGowan was joined by 'mentor', former Federal Labor leader Kim Beazley, touring Civmec in Henderson

* Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten landed in Perth for a last-minute show of support

* One Nation candidate for Scarborough Margaret Dodd quit the party, describing it as an unprofessional 'dictatorship' being used for Senator Hanson's personal power

* Ms Hanson evaded the media in the morning, failing to show at planned appearances before popping up again in the afternoon

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* Mr Barnett said the first thing he would do if re-elected would be to bring in 9am Sunday training

QUOTES

* "I'm very, very proud of the campaign and I'm confident we have done our best over the course of it. We have a mountain to climb still; there's still 10 seats on a 10 per cent margin. It has never ever been done in Western Australia before. So for us to win, it's like climbing Mount Everest." - Mark McGowan

* "It's an insult to any commentator, any economist, any analyst, any journalist - you are being absolutely taken for a ride. This is not properly put together, it has no financial standing ... this is what Mark McGowan has done. He is a fraud." - Colin Barnett

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* "It's time for a change in Western Australia, it's time for a fresh start." - Mark McGowan

* "Please don't vote for a return to dullsville because that is what you will get under Labor." - Colin Barnett

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