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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 April 1930 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party government, led by Premier Philip Collier, was defeated by the Nationalist-Country opposition, led by Opposition Leader James Mitchell.
Western Australian state election, 12 April 1930 [1] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 186,732 [1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 139,013 | Turnout | 74.45% | +1.03% | ||
| Informal votes | 1,579 | Informal | 1.14% | –0.26% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 52,824 | 38.44% | –6.89% | 23 | – 4 | |
| Nationalist | 49,726 | 36.18% | –0.67% | 16 | ± 0 | |
| Country | 25,792 | 18.77% | +2.80% | 10 | + 3 | |
| Independent Country | 3,455 | 2.51% | * | 1 | + 1 | |
| Independent | 5,637 | 4.11% | +2.83% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 137,434 | 50 | ||||
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