1924 Western Australian state election

April 2022 June 2020 none 1924 Western Australian state election Western Australia 1870 parliamentary no 1921 Western Australian state election 1921 1927 Western Australian state election 1927 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 22 March 1924 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 137px Philip Collier 16 April 1917 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Boulder 40.39% 3.58 17 seats 27 seats 10 138px James Mitchell 17 May 1919 Nationalist/Country coalition Northam 42.47% 13.12 30 seats 17 seats 13 Alec Thomson 1923 Executive Country Katanning 12.08% 12.08 - 6 seats 6 Premier James Mitchell Nationalist/Country coalition Philip Collier Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 22 March 1924 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Nationalist-Majority Country government, led by Premier James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1924 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 22 March 1924Details of 1924 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=929 Australian Politics and Elections Database University of Western Australia Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1921 1927 159,356cont 1 1 99,391 62.37% –4.97% 1,151 1.16% –0.48% yes Labor WA 39,679 40.39% +3.58% 27 + 10 Nationalist 25,282 25.73% –2.00% 9 – 1 Nationals WA Majority Country 12,600 12.83% –4.95% 7 – 9 Executive Country 11,872 12.08% * 6 + 6 National Labor 3,846 3.91% –6.16% 1 – 3 Independent 4,426 4.51% –3.09% 0 – 3 Other 535 0.54% * 0 ± 0 98,240 50 |} cont 1 1 189,869 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 30,513 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 11 were held by Labor and 1 was held by the Nationalists. The Country Party had split in 1923 into Majority and Executive factions. The Majority faction supported the Nationalist party government, while the Executive faction sought a more independent way for the party. See also Candidates of the 1924 Western Australian state election Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 First Collier Ministry References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1924 Western Australian state election Category:March 1924 in Australia