1924 Western Australian state election

1924 Western Australian state election

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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader Philip Collier James Mitchell Alec Thomson Party Labor Nationalist/Country coalition Country Leader since 16 April 1917 17 May 1919 1923 Leader's seat Boulder Northam Katanning Last election 17 seats 30 seats - Seats won 27 seats 17 seats 6 seats Seat change 10 13 6 Percentage 40.39% 42.47% 12.08% Swing 3.58 13.12 12.08
Premier before election James Mitchell Nationalist/Country coalition Elected Premier Philip Collier Labor

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 22 March 1924 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Nationalist-Majority Country government, led by Premier James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.

Results

See also: Results of the Western Australian state election, 1924 (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 22 March 1924 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1921–1927 >>
Enrolled voters		159,356 [1]
Votes cast		99,391		Turnout	62.37%	–4.97%
Informal votes		1,151		Informal	1.16%	–0.48%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	39,679	40.39%	+3.58%	27	+ 10
	Nationalist	25,282	25.73%	–2.00%	9	– 1
	Majority Country	12,600	12.83%	–4.95%	7	– 9
	Executive Country	11,872	12.08%	*	6	+ 6
	National Labor	3,846	3.91%	–6.16%	1	– 3
	Independent	4,426	4.51%	–3.09%	0	– 3
	Other	535	0.54%	*	0	± 0
Total		98,240			50

¹ 189,869 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 30,513 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 11 were held by Labor and 1 was held by the Nationalists.

• The Country Party had split in 1923 into Majority and Executive factions. The Majority faction supported the Nationalist party government, while the Executive faction sought a more independent way for the party.

See also

• Candidates of the 1924 Western Australian state election
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927
• First Collier Ministry

References

1. "Details of 1924 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.