Western Australian state election, 1977
Western Australian state election, 1977
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19 February 1977 (1977-02-19)
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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir Charles Court, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Jamieson.
The election produced a decisive victory for the Coalition, attributed by some observers to its strong and organised campaign, the Premier's ability in dealing with the media and good economic times built on resource exports, as contrasted against the Labor Opposition's often unfocussed campaign dwelling on the government's perceived autocratic methods and those sections of the general population which were not benefitting from the good times.[1]
Results
Legislative Assembly
Western Australian state election, 19 February 1977
Legislative Assembly << 1974 — 1980 >>
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Enrolled Voters |
663,113 |
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Votes Cast |
601,975 |
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Turnout |
90.78% |
+0.65% |
Informal Votes |
19,148 |
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Informal |
3.18% |
–0.90% |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Liberal |
287,651 |
49.35% |
+9.02% |
27 |
+ 4 |
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Labor |
257,730 |
44.22% |
–3.88% |
22 |
± 0 |
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National Country[1] |
30,784 |
5.28% |
–5.52% |
6 |
± 0 |
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Progress |
2,640 |
0.45% |
+0.45% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Australia Party |
549 |
0.09% |
–0.31% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Independent |
3,473 |
0.60% |
+0.23% |
0 |
± 0 |
Total |
582,827 |
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55 |
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Two-Party Preferred |
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Liberal/NCP |
318,796 |
54.70% |
+4.53% |
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Labor |
264,031 |
45.30% |
–4.53% |
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Notes:
- 1 The National Country Party contested seven seats in the election. The previous high vote stemmed from its attempted merger with the Democratic Labor Party prior to the 1974 election, known as the "National Alliance", which contested 44 seats including many in the metropolitan area. The Alliance ceased to exist shortly after the 1974 election, and adopted a more traditional strategy in 1977.
Legislative Council
Western Australian state election, 19 February 1977
Legislative Council
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Enrolled Voters |
663,113 |
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Votes Cast |
601,442 |
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Turnout |
90.70% |
+0.76% |
Informal Votes |
26,160 |
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Informal |
4.35% |
–0.44% |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats
won |
Seats
held |
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Liberal |
289,416 |
50.31% |
+4.88% |
9 |
18 |
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Labor |
241,359 |
41.95% |
–5.28% |
4 |
10 |
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National Country |
31,974 |
5.56% |
–1.78% |
3 |
4 |
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Independent |
12,533 |
2.18% |
+2.18% |
0 |
0 |
Total |
575,282 |
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16 |
32 |
Two-Party Preferred |
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Liberal/NCP |
319,952 |
55.62% |
+3.72% |
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Labor |
255,330 |
44.38% |
–3.72% |
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See also
References
- ^ Wood, Michael (December 1977). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 1977 (Western Australia)". Australian Journal of Politics and History 23 (3): 448–453. ISSN 0004-9522.