Claim: In the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia, Thomas French from the Labor Party won for the Division of Pearce.
Evidence: Liberal to Labor: Burt, Cowan The Labor opposition won 26 seats, a gain of one − a Senator in Western Australia. In Australian parliamentary practice, the Opposition or Official Opposition is usually the official title of the second largest party or coalition of parties in the Australian House of Representatives with its leader being given the title Leader of the Opposition.