Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962

Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 12 May 1962 to elect 9 of the 30 members of the state's Legislative Council. This was the last time the Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.

Results

Legislative Council

Western Australian state election, 12 May 1962 [1]
Legislative Council

Enrolled voters 110,448
Votes cast 46,014 Turnout 41.7 –2.8
Informal votes 193 Informal 0.4 –0.4
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Liberal and Country 26,769 58.4 +18.6 2 10
  Labor 18,988 41.4 –0.7 4 13
  Country * * * 2 2
  Country and Democratic League * * * 1 5
  Independent Liberal 64 0.1 +0.1 0 0
Total 45,821     9 30

Retiring Members


Candidates


See also

References

  1. "Details of 1962 WA Upper House Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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