Joe Francis on why the WA Liberals lost

WA LIBERAL FRONTBENCHER JOE FRANCIS ON WHY THEY LOST:

* Proposed privatisation of Western Power was unpopular

* So was the One Nation preference deal, especially in the final week of the campaign, when Pauline Hanson spoke out against vaccinating children

* Signs last year pointed to Premier Colin Barnett leading the party to a loss, but there was no change in leadership, which would have saved a lot of seats

* Mr Barnett's long tenure worked against him as the party aimed for a rare third term

* The campaign was chaotic. While Labor talked jobs, the Liberals promised statues of sporting heroes. He labelled the Fast Ferry Frenzy stunt planned for the election's eve "bizarre" and said he was a "persona non-grata" when he advised against it

* Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull seemingly abandoned changes to the GST carve-up despite admitting it was unfair to WA

* The federal Liberals cutting penalty rates during the campaign didn't help

MISTAKES THE WA LIBERALS SHOULD APOLOGISE FOR:

* Broken promises, which made voters lose trust in the party, such as the MAX light rail project and a rail line to Ellenbrook. Some people bought property based on the proposals

* Lead in the drinking water at the Perth Children's Hospital, which has not yet been resolved and delayed the opening

* Taxi drivers borrowed against their mortgages to buy taxi plates from the government, only to have no regulatory response when Uber enter the market

* When land was compulsorily acquired for the Forrestfield-Airport rail line, landowners were treated with no respect

OTHER REFLECTIONS:

* No one voted Liberal because of the new Perth stadium and Elizabeth Quay

* Factionalism, including the influence of northern suburbs church Globalheart, is too rampant in the party.