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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 29 September 1917 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Nationalist- Country- National Labor coalition, led by Premier Sir Henry Lefroy, retained government against the Labor Party led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. The election followed a series of major changes in the Western Australian political landscape.
As the political changes were of a nature which make direct comparison meaningless, no vote swings have been included, and seat swings indicated are those caused by the election itself, rather than a comparison with the previous election. The National Liberal grouping was not a party in its own right, but a faction within the Nationalist Party, so the Nationalist Party as a whole held 16 seats—unchanged from before the election—and attracted 34.85% of the vote.
1917 Western Australian state election | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 138,115 [1] | |||||
Votes cast | 85,620 | Turnout | 61.99% | +4.67% | ||
Informal votes | 1,447 | Informal | 1.69% | +0.50% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 20,867 | 24.79% | 15 | + 1 | ||
Nationalist | 18,087 | 21.49% | 8 | + 3 | ||
National Liberal | 11,242 | 13.36% | 8 | – 3 | ||
Country | 15,560 | 18.49% | 12 | + 1 | ||
National Labor | 13,186 | 15.67% | 6 | – 3 | ||
Independent Labor WA | 2,490 | 2.96% | 1 | + 1 | ||
Independent | 2,709 | 3.22% | 0 | ± 0 | ||
Total | 84,173 | 50 |
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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 29 September 1917 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Nationalist- Country- National Labor coalition, led by Premier Sir Henry Lefroy, retained government against the Labor Party led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. The election followed a series of major changes in the Western Australian political landscape.
As the political changes were of a nature which make direct comparison meaningless, no vote swings have been included, and seat swings indicated are those caused by the election itself, rather than a comparison with the previous election. The National Liberal grouping was not a party in its own right, but a faction within the Nationalist Party, so the Nationalist Party as a whole held 16 seats—unchanged from before the election—and attracted 34.85% of the vote.
1917 Western Australian state election | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 138,115 [1] | |||||
Votes cast | 85,620 | Turnout | 61.99% | +4.67% | ||
Informal votes | 1,447 | Informal | 1.69% | +0.50% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 20,867 | 24.79% | 15 | + 1 | ||
Nationalist | 18,087 | 21.49% | 8 | + 3 | ||
National Liberal | 11,242 | 13.36% | 8 | – 3 | ||
Country | 15,560 | 18.49% | 12 | + 1 | ||
National Labor | 13,186 | 15.67% | 6 | – 3 | ||
Independent Labor WA | 2,490 | 2.96% | 1 | + 1 | ||
Independent | 2,709 | 3.22% | 0 | ± 0 | ||
Total | 84,173 | 50 |
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