MURRAY Plains incumbent Peter Walsh has retained the safe Nationals seat for a sixth term, with a massive 63 per cent of the first preference vote.

The Nationals leader secured 22,408 first preference votes to Labor candidate Damien Hurrell's 6571.

After preferences, Mr Walsh amassed 73.7 per cent of the vote, with 26.3 per cent to Labor.

Mr Walsh outperformed Mr Hurrell at all voting centres i...