1968 Western Australian state election

none April 2022 October 2026 1968 Western Australian state election Western Australia parliamentary no 1965 Western Australian state election 1965 1971 Western Australian state election 1971 All 51 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 15 (of the 30) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1968 03 23 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971 150x150px David Brand 1 March 1957 Liberal/Country coalition Greenough 49.25% 4.16 29 seats 28 seats 1 150x150px John Tonkin 1 January 1967 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Melville 45.35% 2.71 21 seats 23 seats 2 Premier David Brand Liberal/Country coalition David Brand Liberal/Country coalitionElections were held in the state of Western 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 Results of the Western Australian state election, 1968 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1965 1971 359,790cont 1 1 331,325 92.09% –0.24% 10,255 3.10% –0.01% Labor WA 145,605 45.35% +2.71% 23 + 2 yes LCL WA 141,271 44.00% –4.54% 19 – 2 yes WA Country 16,879 5.25% +0.38% 9 + 1 DLP 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 ± 0 321,070 51 |} cont 1 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 Results of the Western Australian state election, 1968 (Legislative Council) Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968 Legislative Council 208,417contLC 1 1 192,342 92.29% +0.15% 8,631 4.49% +0.22% Labor WA 85,674 46.64% 6 10 LCL WA 67,977 37.00% 4 12 WA Country 21,228 11.56% 5 8 DLP 4,502 2.45% 0 0 Independent 4,330 2.36% 0 0 183,711 15 30 |} 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. Post-election pendulum LCL/Country seats (28)MarginalSubiacoHugh GuthrieLCL0.4%KimberleyAlan RidgeLCL2.2%MooreEdgar LewisCP2.3% v INDMirrabookaDoug CashLCL2.8%Merredin-YilgarnJack StewartLCL2.9%MurrayEwart RuncimanLCL3.8%BlackwoodRon KitneyCP4.6% v LCLToodyayJames CraigCP4.7%BunburyMaurice WilliamsLCL5.7%Fairly safeRoeBill YoungCP9.7% v LCLSafeCottesloeRoss HutchinsonLCL10.0%Mount LawleyRay O'ConnorLCL10.0%FloreatAndrew MensarosLCL14.6%DaleCyril RushtonLCL15.4%Darling RangeKen DunnLCL16.2%NedlandsCharles CourtLCL26.6%South PerthBill GraydenLCL28.6% v DLPEast MelvilleDes O'NeilLCL30.3% v COMAvonHarry GayferCPunopp.GreenoughDavid BrandLCLunopp.KatanningCrawford NalderCPunopp.Mount MarshallRay McPharlinCPunopp.Murchison-EyreRichard BurtLCLunopp.NarroginWilliam ManningCPunopp.StirlingClayton MitchellCPunopp.VasseStewart BovellLCLunopp.WellingtonIven ManningLCLunopp.WembleyGuy HennLCLunopp. Labor seats (23)Marginal CanningTom BatemanALP0.5% ClontarfDonald MayALP2.2% MaylandsJohn HarmanALP3.0% NorthamKen McIverALP3.6% Mount HawthornRon BertramALP4.2% KarrinyupStan LaphamALP4.3% AlbanyJack HallALP5.4%Fairly safe GeraldtonBill SewellALP6.2% PerthTerry BurkeALP6.2% CollieTom JonesALP6.6% WarrenDavid EvansALP8.8%Safe AscotMerv TomsALP13.2% BalcattaHerb GrahamALP13.4% GascoyneDaniel NortonALP14.1% BelmontColin JamiesonALP14.5% MelvilleJohn TonkinALP17.5% CockburnDon TaylorALP18.6% SwanBill HaighALP21.0%FremantleHarry FletcherALP23.5% v DLPBoulder-DundasArthur MoirALPunopp.KalgoorlieTom EvansALPunopp.PilbaraArthur BickertonALPunopp.Victoria ParkRon DaviesALPunopp. See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971 Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1968 Western Australian state election