Western Australian state election, 1968

Western Australian state election, 1968

23 March 1968 (1968-03-23)
All 51 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 15 (of the 30) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader David Brand John Tonkin Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor Leader since 1 March 1957 1 January 1967 Leader's seat Greenough Melville Last election 29 seats 21 seats Seats won 28 seats 23 seats Seat change 1 2 Percentage 49.25% 45.35% Swing 4.16 2.71
Premier before election David Brand Liberal/Country coalition Elected Premier David Brand Liberal/Country coalition

Elections 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

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

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

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971

References