1956 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 7 April 1956 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier Albert Hawke, won a second term in office against the Liberal-Country coalition, led by Sir Ross McLarty.
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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Key dates
| Date | Event |
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| 21 February 1956 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[1] |
| 29 February 1956 | Close of nominations. |
| 7 April 1956 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 20 April 1956 | The Hawke Ministry was reconstituted. |
| 23 April 1956 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Results
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Western Australian state election, 7 April 1956 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 262,384[1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 241,863 | Turnout | 92.18 | –1.30 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,851 | Informal | 2.83 | +0.22 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 116,793 | 49.70 | –0.07 | 29 | + 3 | |
| Liberal and Country | 98,335 | 33.13 | –4.82 | 11 | – 4 | |
| Country | 12,319 | 5.24 | +0.33 | 8 | – 1 | |
| Ind. Lib. | 15,822 | 6.73 | +4.89 | 2 | + 2 | |
| Communist | 1,167 | 0.50 | –0.22 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 11,045 | 4.70 | –0.10 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 241,863 | 50 | ||||
- 1 342,018 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 16 seats (32% of the total) were uncontested—5 Labor seats (seven less than 1953) representing 24,951 enrolled voters, 5 Liberal seats (two more than 1953) representing 24,834 enrolled voters, and 6 Country seats (one less than 1953) representing 29,839 enrolled voters.
See also
References
- "The Electoral Act, 1907–1953. Legislative Assembly General Election, 1956". Western Australia Government Gazette. 24 February 1956. p. 1956:611.
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