Labor's new candidate for the seat of Perth, Alannah MacTiernan has rejected suggestions she is too old for the job, saying she will draw on a raft of experience if elected.

The Federal Liberal Member for Canning, Don Randall, yesterday said Labor should consider a younger candidate.

But the 60-year-old former State Minister has hit back.

Ms MacTiernan says she is not going to have training wheels on if she is elected.

"I just say this to you Donny, mate, you've never promoted yourself as a Rhodes scholar, but you're really now top weight in the Dodo stakes on this one," she said.

"The experience I bring as a state minister is just going to be immensely useful."