Palmer makes a pitch to WA voters

Clive Palmer has posted a video online ahead of the re-run WA senate election. Source: AAP

CLIVE Palmer is trying to appeal to Western Australia's long-standing gripe about the state's GST share in the lead up to the re-run senate election.

The Palmer United Party (PUP) leader posted a video online on Tuesday with a pitch to WA voters.

Spruiking his own business connections to the state, Mr Palmer promised to "get Western Australia going again" if two of his members were elected to the senate in the April 5 poll.

Mr Palmer said WA had been carrying the rest of the country on its back for years.

"Most of Australia's real wealth is generated in Western Australia," he said.

In a speech that ran for almost three minutes, Mr Palmer also tried to appeal to the state's sensitivity about the GST share.

"Help me get a fair go and recognition for Western Australia," he said.

"Why should all the GST collected in Western Australia be sent to eastern states?"

Mr Palmer also criticised Prime Minister Tony Abbott for selling off national assets.

"He wants to sell off Australia to people only concerned with making money," he said.

"Is your children's future for sale?"

The September election delivered Dio Wang as the only PUP senator for WA before a recount saw him lose the spot.

But last year's election was declared void after the loss of 1375 votes and a re-run was ordered.

Mr Wang is PUP's number one candidate again, along with former AFL footballer Des Headland and academic Chamonix Terblanche.

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