1927 Western Australian state election

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1927 Western Australian state election
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  1924 26 March 1927 1930  

All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Philip Collier 1931 (cropped).jpg Sir James Mitchell (cropped).jpg
Leader Philip Collier James Mitchell Alec Thomson
Party Labor United Country
Leader since16 April 191717 May 191915 December 1923
Leader's seat Boulder Northam Katanning
Last election27 seats16 seats6 seats
Seats won27 seats16 seats7 seats
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg1
Percentage45.33%36.85%15.97%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.94Decrease2.svg1.71Increase2.svg3.89

Premier before election

Philip Collier
Labor

Elected Premier

Philip Collier
Labor

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 March 1927 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party government, led by Premier Philip Collier, won a second term in government against the United-Country opposition, led by Opposition Leader James Mitchell.

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Results

Western Australian state election, 26 March 1927 [1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19241930 >>

Enrolled voters194,087 [1]
Votes cast142,506 Turnout 73.42%+11.05%
Informal votes2,000Informal1.40%+0.24%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 63,68745.33%+4.94%27± 0
  United Party 51,77436.85%–1.71%16± 0
  Country 22,43915.97%+3.89%7+ 1
  Independent 1,8031.28%–3.23%0± 0
 Other8030.57%*0± 0
Total140,506  50 
1 210,949 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 9 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 16,862 electors enrolled in those seats. All 9 of these seats were held by Labor.

See also

References

  1. "Details of 1927 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.