Western Australian state election, 1927

Western Australian state election, 1927

26 March 1927

All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party   Leader Philip Collier James Mitchell Party Labor Nationalist/Country coalition Leader since 16 April 1917 17 May 1919 Leader's seat Boulder Northam Last election 27 seats 23 seats Seats won 27 seats 23 seats Seat change 0 0 Percentage 45.33% 52.82% Swing 4.94 2.13

Premier before election Phillip Collier Labor Elected Premier Phillip 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.

Results

Western Australian state election, 26 March 1927[1] Legislative Assembly << 1924 — 1930 >>
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. (the Country Party had split in 1923 into Executive and Majority factions).

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1930
• First Collier Ministry

References

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