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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = Western Australian state election |
| election_name = 1968 Western Australian state election |
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| country = Western Australia |
| country = Western Australia |
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| type = parliamentary |
| type = parliamentary |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = Western Australian state election |
| previous_election = 1965 Western Australian state election |
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| previous_year = 1965 |
| previous_year = 1965 |
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| next_election = Western Australian state election |
| next_election = 1971 Western Australian state election |
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| next_year = 1971 |
| next_year = 1971 |
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| seats_for_election = All 51 seats in the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] <br> and 15 (of the 30) seats to the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]] |
| seats_for_election = All 51 seats in the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] <br /> and 15 (of the 30) seats to the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]]<br /><small>26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority</small> |
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| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1968|03|23}} |
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1968|03|23}} |
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<!-- Liberal/Country coalition --> |
<!-- Liberal/Country coalition --> |
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| image1 = [[File:DavidBrand1963.jpg|150x150px]] |
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| leader1 = [[David Brand]] |
| leader1 = [[David Brand]] |
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| leader_since1 = 1 March 1957 |
| leader_since1 = 1 March 1957 |
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<!-- Australian Labor Party --> |
<!-- Australian Labor Party --> |
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| image2 = [[File:JohnTonkin1964crop.jpg|150x150px]] |
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| leader2 = [[John Tonkin]] |
| leader2 = [[John Tonkin]] |
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| leader_since2 = 1 January 1967 |
| leader_since2 = 1 January 1967 |
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| party2 = Australian Labor Party |
| party2 = Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) |
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| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Melville|Melville]] |
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Melville|Melville]] |
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| popular_vote2 = |
| popular_vote2 = |
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| after_election = [[David Brand]] |
| after_election = [[David Brand]] |
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| after_party = Liberal/Country coalition |
| after_party = Liberal/Country coalition |
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}}Elections were held in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Western Australia]] on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] and 15 members to the 30-seat [[Western Australian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]. The [[Liberal and Country League (Western Australia)|Liberal]]-[[National Party of Australia (WA)|Country]] coalition government, led by [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] Sir [[David Brand]], won a record fourth term in office against the [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor Party]], led by [[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] [[John Tonkin]]. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===Legislative Assembly=== |
===Legislative Assembly=== |
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{{see also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 1968 (Legislative Assembly)}} |
{{see also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 1968 (Legislative Assembly)}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary| |
{{Australian elections/Party summary| |
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|party_id = Labor |
|party_id = LaborWA |
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|votes = 145,605 |
|votes = 145,605 |
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|votes % = 45.35% |
|votes % = 45.35% |
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===Legislative Council=== |
===Legislative Council=== |
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{{see also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 1968 (Legislative Council)}} |
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{{Australian elections/Title row |
{{Australian elections/Title row |
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| title = Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 |
| title = Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary| |
{{Australian elections/Party summary| |
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|party_id = Labor |
|party_id = LaborWA |
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|votes = 85,674 |
|votes = 85,674 |
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|votes % = 46.64% |
|votes % = 46.64% |
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|votes % = 37.00% |
|votes % = 37.00% |
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|votes chg = |
|votes chg = |
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|seats = |
|seats = 4 |
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|seats held = 12 |
|seats held = 12 |
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:{{note label|contLC|1|1}} 449,122 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 9 seats (60% of the total) were uncontested—three Liberal seats representing 99,137 enrolled voters, three Country seats representing 53,847 enrolled voters, and three Labor seats representing 86,198 enrolled voters. |
:{{note label|contLC|1|1}} 449,122 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 9 seats (60% of the total) were uncontested—three Liberal seats representing 99,137 enrolled voters, three Country seats representing 53,847 enrolled voters, and three Labor seats representing 86,198 enrolled voters. |
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==Post-election pendulum== |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center"|'''LCL/Country seats (28)''' |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Subiaco|Subiaco]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Hugh Guthrie (Australian politician)|Hugh Guthrie]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |0.4% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Kimberley|Kimberley]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Alan Ridge]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |2.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[Electoral district of Moore|Moore]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[Edgar Lewis]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |2.3% v IND |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Mirrabooka|Mirrabooka]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Doug Cash]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |2.8% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Merredin-Yilgarn|Merredin-Yilgarn]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Jack Stewart (Western Australian politician)|Jack Stewart]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |2.9% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Murray-Wellington|Murray]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Ewart Runciman]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |3.8% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[Electoral district of Blackwood|Blackwood]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[Ron Kitney]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |4.6% v LCL |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[Electoral district of Toodyay|Toodyay]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |[[James Craig (Australian politician)|James Craig]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |4.7% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |[[Maurice Williams (politician)|Maurice Williams]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" |5.7% |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |[[Electoral district of Roe|Roe]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |[[Bill Young (Western Australian politician)|Bill Young]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |9.7% v LCL |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Electoral district of Cottesloe|Cottesloe]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Ross Hutchinson]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="6495ED" |10.0% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Electoral district of Mount Lawley|Mount Lawley]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Ray O'Connor]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="6495ED" |10.0% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Electoral district of Floreat|Floreat]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Andrew Mensaros]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="6495ED" |14.6% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Electoral district of Dale|Dale]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Cyril Rushton]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="6495ED" |15.4% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Electoral district of Darling Range|Darling Range]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |[[Ken Dunn]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="6495ED" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="6495ED" |16.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Nedlands|Nedlands]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Charles Court]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |26.6% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of South Perth|South Perth]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Bill Grayden]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |28.6% v DLP |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of East Melville|East Melville]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Des O'Neil]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |30.3% v COM |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Avon|Avon]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Harry Gayfer]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Greenough|Greenough]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[David Brand]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Katanning|Katanning]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Crawford Nalder]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Ray McPharlin]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre|Murchison-Eyre]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Richard Burt (Australian politician)|Richard Burt]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Narrogin|Narrogin]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[William Manning (Australian politician)|William Manning]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Stirling|Stirling]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Clayton Mitchell (Australian politician)|Clayton Mitchell]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Vasse|Vasse]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Stewart Bovell]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Wellington (Western Australia)|Wellington]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Iven Manning]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Electoral district of Wembley|Wembley]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |[[Guy Henn]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="4169E1" |LCL |
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| align="center" bgcolor="4169E1" |unopp. |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" |'''Labor seats (23)''' |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Canning|Canning]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Tom Bateman (politician)|Tom Bateman]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.5% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Clontarf|Clontarf]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Donald May (politician)|Donald May]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Maylands|Maylands]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[John Harman (Australian politician)|John Harman]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.0% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Northam|Northam]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Ken McIver]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.6% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Mount Hawthorn|Mount Hawthorn]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Ron Bertram]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Karrinyup|Karrinyup]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Stan Lapham]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.3% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Albany|Albany]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Jack Hall (politician)|Jack Hall]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |5.4% |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Geraldton|Geraldton]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Bill Sewell (politician)|Bill Sewell]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Perth|Perth]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Terry Burke]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Collie|Collie]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Tom Jones (Australian politician)|Tom Jones]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.6% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Warren-Blackwood|Warren]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[David Evans (Western Australian politician)|David Evans]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.8% |
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span> |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Ascot|Ascot]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Merv Toms]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.2% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Balcatta|Balcatta]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Herb Graham]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.4% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Gascoyne|Gascoyne]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Daniel Norton (Australian politician)|Daniel Norton]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.1% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Belmont|Belmont]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Colin Jamieson]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.5% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Melville|Melville]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[John Tonkin]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.5% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Cockburn|Cockburn]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Don Taylor (Australian politician)|Don Taylor]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.6% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Swan|Swan]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Bill Haigh]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.0% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Fremantle|Fremantle]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Harry Fletcher (politician)|Harry Fletcher]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |23.5% v DLP |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Boulder-Dundas|Boulder-Dundas]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Arthur Moir]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Tom Evans (Western Australian politician)|Tom Evans]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Pilbara|Pilbara]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Arthur Bickerton]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |unopp. |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Victoria Park|Victoria Park]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Ron Davies (Western Australian politician)|Ron Davies]] |
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| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP |
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| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |unopp. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968]] |
* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968]] |
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* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971]] |
* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971]] |
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* [[Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Western Australian elections}} |
{{Western Australian elections}} |
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{{Government of Western Australia}} |
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[[Category:Elections in Western Australia]] |
[[Category:Elections in Western Australia]] |
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[[Category:1968 elections in Australia]] |
[[Category:1968 elections in Australia]] |
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[[Category:1960s in Western Australia]] |
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[[Category:March 1968 events in Australia]] |
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All 51 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 15 (of the 30) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held in the stateofWestern Australia on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a record fourth term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader John Tonkin.
Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 359,790[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 331,325 | Turnout | 92.09% | –0.24% | ||
Informal votes | 10,255 | Informal | 3.10% | –0.01% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 145,605 | 45.35% | +2.71% | 23 | + 2 | |
Liberal and Country | 141,271 | 44.00% | –4.54% | 19 | – 2 | |
Country | 16,879 | 5.25% | +0.38% | 9 | + 1 | |
Democratic Labor | 10,456 | 3.26% | +2.32% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Democratic | 2,216 | 0.69% | +0.69% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Communist | 1,694 | 0.53% | +0.44% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 2,949 | 0.92% | –1.98% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 321,070 | 51 |
Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 208,417[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 192,342 | Turnout | 92.29% | +0.15% | ||
Informal votes | 8,631 | Informal | 4.49% | +0.22% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 85,674 | 46.64% | 6 | 10 | ||
Liberal and Country | 67,977 | 37.00% | 4 | 12 | ||
Country | 21,228 | 11.56% | 5 | 8 | ||
Democratic Labor | 4,502 | 2.45% | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent | 4,330 | 2.36% | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 183,711 | 15 | 30 |
LCL/Country seats (28) | |||
Marginal | |||
Subiaco | Hugh Guthrie | LCL | 0.4% |
Kimberley | Alan Ridge | LCL | 2.2% |
Moore | Edgar Lewis | CP | 2.3% v IND |
Mirrabooka | Doug Cash | LCL | 2.8% |
Merredin-Yilgarn | Jack Stewart | LCL | 2.9% |
Murray | Ewart Runciman | LCL | 3.8% |
Blackwood | Ron Kitney | CP | 4.6% v LCL |
Toodyay | James Craig | CP | 4.7% |
Bunbury | Maurice Williams | LCL | 5.7% |
Fairly safe | |||
Roe | Bill Young | CP | 9.7% v LCL |
Safe | |||
Cottesloe | Ross Hutchinson | LCL | 10.0% |
Mount Lawley | Ray O'Connor | LCL | 10.0% |
Floreat | Andrew Mensaros | LCL | 14.6% |
Dale | Cyril Rushton | LCL | 15.4% |
Darling Range | Ken Dunn | LCL | 16.2% |
Nedlands | Charles Court | LCL | 26.6% |
South Perth | Bill Grayden | LCL | 28.6% v DLP |
East Melville | Des O'Neil | LCL | 30.3% v COM |
Avon | Harry Gayfer | CP | unopp. |
Greenough | David Brand | LCL | unopp. |
Katanning | Crawford Nalder | CP | unopp. |
Mount Marshall | Ray McPharlin | CP | unopp. |
Murchison-Eyre | Richard Burt | LCL | unopp. |
Narrogin | William Manning | CP | unopp. |
Stirling | Clayton Mitchell | CP | unopp. |
Vasse | Stewart Bovell | LCL | unopp. |
Wellington | Iven Manning | LCL | unopp. |
Wembley | Guy Henn | LCL | unopp. |
Labor seats (23) | |||
Marginal | |||
Canning | Tom Bateman | ALP | 0.5% |
Clontarf | Donald May | ALP | 2.2% |
Maylands | John Harman | ALP | 3.0% |
Northam | Ken McIver | ALP | 3.6% |
Mount Hawthorn | Ron Bertram | ALP | 4.2% |
Karrinyup | Stan Lapham | ALP | 4.3% |
Albany | Jack Hall | ALP | 5.4% |
Fairly safe | |||
Geraldton | Bill Sewell | ALP | 6.2% |
Perth | Terry Burke | ALP | 6.2% |
Collie | Tom Jones | ALP | 6.6% |
Warren | David Evans | ALP | 8.8% |
Safe | |||
Ascot | Merv Toms | ALP | 13.2% |
Balcatta | Herb Graham | ALP | 13.4% |
Gascoyne | Daniel Norton | ALP | 14.1% |
Belmont | Colin Jamieson | ALP | 14.5% |
Melville | John Tonkin | ALP | 17.5% |
Cockburn | Don Taylor | ALP | 18.6% |
Swan | Bill Haigh | ALP | 21.0% |
Fremantle | Harry Fletcher | ALP | 23.5% v DLP |
Boulder-Dundas | Arthur Moir | ALP | unopp. |
Kalgoorlie | Tom Evans | ALP | unopp. |
Pilbara | Arthur Bickerton | ALP | unopp. |
Victoria Park | Ron Davies | ALP | unopp. |
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See also: By-elections |