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1927 Western Australian state election 
Summary
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 edit
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Western Australian state election, 26 March 1927[1] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 194,087[1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 142,506 | Turnout | 73.42% | +11.05% | ||
| Informal votes | 2,000 | Informal | 1.40% | +0.24% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 63,687 | 45.33% | +4.94% | 27 | ± 0 | |
| United Party | 51,774 | 36.85% | –1.71% | 16 | ± 0 | |
| Country | 22,439 | 15.97% | +3.89% | 7 | + 1 | |
| Independent | 1,803 | 1.28% | –3.23% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Other | 803 | 0.57% | * | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 140,506 | 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.
- The United Party operated as a combination of the Nationalist Party and the Majority Country Party from the previous election. In 1923, the Country Party had split into Majority and Executive factions.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Details of 1927 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.