West Australian opposition leader Liza Harvey is set to confirm her resignation from the party’s leadership, less than four months from the state election.

It comes after months of bad polling for the WA Liberals, who have already been reduced to just 13 of 59 seats in the lower house.

In a statement sent to Liberal MPs, Ms Harvey said she was stepping down to give “clear air” to the party’s candidates for the March election.

“Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community, it has been extremely difficult for our message to resonate,” she wrote.

“I’m standing aside to give the Liberal Party – with a new leadership team – the opportunity to reset our election strategy and give the public a real choice at the March election.”

Ms Harvey, 54, took over the party’s leadership from Mike Nahan in June last year.

WA Premier Mark McGowan holds a daunting lead in the polls. Photo: ABC

She previously served as police minister in the Liberal government led by Colin Barnett.

Premier Mark McGowan’s approval ratings have reached record highs in recent months, with his hard border closures and isolationist rhetoric proving extremely popular with voters.

His Labor government is widely expected to win a second term and is targeting further marginal Liberal seats after a landslide victory in 2017.

Opposition treasury spokesman Dean Nalder and health spokesman Zak Kirkup loom as potential replacements for Ms Harvey, although Mr Kirkup’s seat of Dawesville is among those at risk of swinging to Labor.

Ms Harvey said she intended to remain in parliament.

“Prior to the onset of COVID-19, the Labor government was a do-nothing government,” she said.

“While they have done a good job of closing the borders initially, the difficult part is coming out of the lockdown. It is clear the Labor government has no plan to manage this.

“I will use the next 111 days to campaign for re-election in my seat of Scarborough and hope to be a senior member in a future Liberal government.”

-AAP