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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.
Western Australian state election, 22 March 1924 [1] | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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