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1968 Western Australian state election

Western Australian state election, 1968

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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
First party Second party   Leader David Brand John Tonkin Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor Leader since 1 March 1957 1 January 1967 Leader's seat Greenough Melville Last election 29 seats 21 seats Seats won 28 seats 23 seats Seat change 1 2 Percentage 49.25% 45.35% Swing 4.16 2.71
Premier before election David Brand Liberal/Country coalition Elected Premier David Brand Liberal/Country coalition

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.

Results

Legislative Assembly

¹ 449,122 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 14 seats (27.45% of the total) were uncontested—five Liberal seats representing 32,810 enrolled voters, five Country seats representing 29,746 enrolled voters, and four Labor seats representing 26,776 enrolled voters.

Legislative Council

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.

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971

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