WA union call for Labor senator to resign

A KEY union affiliated with the Labor party has called for West Australian senator-elect Joe Bullock to step down.

Mr Bullock was first on Labor's senate election ticket in Saturday's WA Senate election re-run.

His preselection was mired in controversy after he knocked off sitting Labor senator Louise Pratt for the top spot on the ticket in a factional deal.

Senator Pratt is likely to lose her seat once counting is concluded in the next fortnight, with the Liberals taking three of the six seats.

Mr Bullock issued an apology last week over a speech he made in 2013 in which he described Senator Pratt as a "poster child" for gay marriage, said Labor members were "mad" and saw himself as a bulwark against "every weird lefty trend".

United Voice WA secretary Carolyn Smith said Mr Bullock's comments were "inexcusable".

"In light of his recent comments we no longer believe he is fit to represent the ALP in the Australian senate," Ms Smith said in a statement on Thursday.

"He should seriously consider resigning his position."

United Voice was part of the factional deal that led to Mr Bullock being in the top spot on the Labor ticket.

The deal delivered the Left's Sue Lines, a former assistant national secretary of United Voice, the WA Senate seat made vacant by the retirement of former minister Chris Evans in 2013.

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