1921 Western Australian state election

April 2022 June 2020 none 1921 Western Australian state election Western Australia 1870 parliamentary no 1917 Western Australian state election 1917 1924 Western Australian state election 1924 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 12 March 1921 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1917–1921 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 100px Philip Collier 16 April 1917 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Boulder 36.81% 11.99 15 seats 17 seats 2 100px Tom Harrison 30 July 1919 Country Party (Western Australia) Avon 17.78% 1.28 12 seats 16 seats 4 100px James Mitchell 17 May 1919 Nationalist Party (Australia) Northam 27.73% 7.12 16 seats 10 seats 6 Premier James Mitchell Nationalist Party (Australia) James Mitchell Nationalist Party (Australia) Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 March 1921 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent government, led by Premier James Mitchell of the Nationalist Party and supported by the Country Party and National Labor Party, won a second term in government against the Labor Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. At this election Edith Cowan became the first woman elected to any Australian parliament. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1921 (Legislative Assembly) 1921 Western Australian state electionDetails of 1921 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=928 Australian Politics and Elections Database University of Western Australia Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1917 1924 146,948cont 1 1 98,958 67.34% +5.19% 1,620 1.64% –0.05% Labor WA 35,829 36.81% +11.99% 17 + 2 yes Nationalist 26,995 27.73% +6.68% 10 + 2 yes Nationals WA Country 17,311 17.78% –1.28% 16 + 4 yes National Labor 9,809 10.08% –6.77% 4 – 2 Independent 7,394 7.60% +1.86% 3 + 2 97,338 50 |} cont 1 1 164,688 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 6 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 17,740 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 3 were held by Labor, 2 by the Country Party and 1 was held by the National Labor Party. See also Candidates of the 1921 Western Australian state election Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1917–1921 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 First Mitchell Ministry References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1921 Category:March 1921 in Australia