Western Australian state election, 1921

Western Australian state election, 1921

12 March 1921

All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party   Leader James Mitchell Philip Collier Party Nationalist/Country coalition Labor Leader since 17 May 1919 16 April 1917 Leader's seat Northam Boulder Last election 34 seats 15 seats Seats won 30 seats 17 seats Seat change 4 2 Percentage 55.59% 36.81% Swing 13.42 11.99

Premier before election James Mitchell Nationalist/Country coalition Elected Premier James Mitchell Nationalist/Country coalition

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 March 1921 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Nationalist-Country-National Labor coalition government, led by Premier James Mitchell, won a second term in government against the Labor Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.

Results

Western Australian state election, 12 March 1921[1] Legislative Assembly << 1917 — 1924 >>
Enrolled voters		146,948^[1]
Votes cast		98,958		Turnout	67.34%	+5.19%
Informal votes		1,620		Informal	1.64%	–0.05%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	35,829	36.81%	+11.99%	17	+ 2
	Nationalist	26,995	27.73%	+6.68%	10	+ 2
	Country	17,311	17.78%	–1.28%	16	+ 4
	National Labor	9,809	10.08%	–6.77%	4	– 2
	Independent	7,394	7.60%	+1.86%	3	+ 2
Total		97,338			50

¹ 164,688 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 6 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 17,740 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 3 were held by Labor, 2 by the Country Party and 1 was held by the National Labor Party.

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1917–1921
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
• First Mitchell Ministry

References

1. "Details of 1921 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.