1927 Western Australian state election

Australian state election April 2022 June 2020 1927 Western Australian state election 1870 Western Australia parliamentary no 1924 Western Australian state election 1924 1930 Western Australian state election 1930 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 26 March 1927 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1930 130px Philip Collier 16 April 1917 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Boulder 45.33% 4.94 27 seats 27 seats 0 130px James Mitchell 17 May 1919 United Party (Western Australia) Northam 36.85% 1.71 16 seats 16 seats 0 Alec Thomson 15 December 1923 Country Party (Western Australia) Katanning 15.97% 3.89 6 seats 7 seats 1 Premier Philip Collier Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Philip Collier Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 March 1927 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party government, led by Premier Philip Collier, won a second term in government against the United-Country opposition, led by Opposition Leader James Mitchell. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1927 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 26 March 1927Details of 1927 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=930 Australian Politics and Elections Database University of Western Australia Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1924 1930 194,087cont 1 1 142,506 73.42% +11.05% 2,000 1.40% +0.24% yes Labor WA 63,687 45.33% +4.94% 27 ± 0 Nationalist United Party 51,774 36.85% –1.71% 16 ± 0 Nationals WA Country 22,439 15.97% +3.89% 7 + 1 Independent 1,803 1.28% –3.23% 0 ± 0 Other 803 0.57% * 0 ± 0 140,506 50 |} cont 1 1 210,949 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 9 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 16,862 electors enrolled in those seats. All 9 of these seats were held by Labor. The United Party operated as a combination of the Nationalist Party and the Majority Country Party from the previous election. In 1923, the Country Party had split into Majority and Executive factions. See also Candidates of the 1927 Western Australian state election Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1930 First Collier Ministry References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1927 Western Australian state election