WA State Labor MP Kyle McGinn wraps up his valedictory speech with shoey in Parliament

WA Labor MP Kyle McGinn ended his final day in Parliament by doing a shoey.

McGinn, who served two terms as a member for Mining and Pastoral Region, wrapped up his valedictory speech with a very Australian send off when he removed his sneaker, poured beer into it and sculled it.

Before tactically pulling out a can of Margaret River’s CBCo Brewing draught, Mr McGinn thanked his constituents and declared that he was “used to getting told off.”

“I thought so long and hard about how I would finish this speech and my constituents in the Goldfields I think will be particularly appreciative,” he said.

“There’s only one way to do it and I’m used to getting told off, so we might as well get this over and done with, but, I would like to say to the members and constituents across WA, thank you for two fantastic terms, cheers.”

The theatrical act was received with shock as some members cringed while others laughed and even applauded him before Legislative Council President Alanna Clohesy ordered him to sit down.

In an interview with 6PR on Thursday morning, he told hosts Millsy and Karl that he performed the act to show there were normal people in Parliament and that he was celebrating in his own way.

“I think Parliament can often seem inaccessible, I know when I first went into Parliament I thought it was just about politicians but there are normal people up there,” he said.

“Sometimes you just celebrate your own way and that has been me the whole way through.”

Mr McGinn announced he would be retiring in September last year after he was unable to secure pre-selection on the Labor Party ticket in the Upper House and later missed out on the bid for Federal pre-selection for the new seat of Bullwinkel.