1950 Western Australian state election

none April 2022 1950 Western Australian state election Western Australia 1870 parliamentary no 1947 Western Australian state election 1947 1953 Western Australian state election 1953 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1950 03 25 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953 130px Ross McLarty 14 December 1946 Liberal/Country coalition Murray-Wellington 49.39% 25 seats 24 seats 1 130px Frank Wise 31 July 1945 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Gascoyne 41.85% 23 seats 23 seats 0 Premier Resulting Premier Ross McLarty Liberal/Country coalition Ross McLarty Liberal/Country coalitionElections were held in the state of Western Australia on 25 March 1950 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Ross McLarty, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Frank Wise. The election took place after a major redistribution. Key dates Date Event 8 February 1950 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.1950:243 The Electoral Act, 1907–1949. Legislative Assembly General Elections, 1950. 8 February 1950 17 February 1950 Close of nominations in the North West area. 3 March 1950 Close of nominations in all other areas. 25 March 1950 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 6 April 1950 The McLarty–Watts Ministry was reconstituted.1950:845 Premier's Department 6 April 1950 14 April 1950 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1950 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 25 March 1950 Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1947 1953 247,589cont 1 1 229,298 92.61% +6.70% 4,534 1.98% –0.07% Labor WA 94,055 41.85% 23 ± 0 yes LCL WA 90,089 40.08% 15 + 2 yes WA Country 20,922 9.31% 9 – 3 Nationalist Ind. Lib. 5,059 2.25% 2 + 1 Communist 815 0.36% 0 ± 0 Independent 13,824 6.15% 1 ± 0 224,764 50 |} cont 1 1 306,099 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 seats (24% of the total) were uncontested—6 Labor seats (9 less than 1947) representing 26,694 enrolled voters, 2 Liberal seats (the same as 1947) representing 13,278 enrolled voters, and 4 Country seats (two more than 1947) representing 18,538 enrolled voters. This change in distribution means that comparisons in vote percentages between 1947 and 1950 are largely meaningless; they have hence been omitted from the table. See also Candidates of the 1950 Western Australian state election Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953 References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1950 Western Australian state election