Premier Mark McGowan says he ordered Labor MP Darren West to delete his social media account after he tweeted a sarcastic guide of rape prevention tips.

Mr West abruptly deleted his Twitter account over the weekend after he re-tweeted a rape prevention “tip sheet”.

The list of ten rape prevention tips, warns men not to creep into women’s bedrooms or rape a woman when her car has broken down.

“It you are in an elevator and a woman gets in, don’t rape her,” one tip suggests.

“When you encounter a woman who is asleep the safest course of action is not to rape her,” says another.

The incident came in the same week that vigils were held across the nation for the rape and murder of 22-year-old comedian Eurydice Dixon in a Melbourne park last week.

The episode has sparked national debate about the safety of women walking alone at night.

Mr West told Fairfax media over the weekend he did not intend the post to be a joke, but was publishing it as a serious point that rape was never the fault of the victim.

But the Premier saw the tweet in a different light, telling 6PR this morning that he had personally called Mr West and demanded the post be pulled and his Twitter account deleted.

“I rang him and said he should get off and he has,” Mr McGowan said.

The Premier claimed Mr West had made a “mistake” and had retweeted something without reading it properly.

“That’s not uncommon,” Mr McGowan said.

“He made a mistake and it’s not a hanging offence.”

The Premier said a lot of people were addicted to social media and he personally never “liked” or retweeted items on Twitter.