1 Following the
1933 state election a new
Ministry consisting of eight members, including one Member of the
Legislative Council, was appointed on 24 April 1933. These members were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections on 2 May 1933, at which all were returned unopposed.
2 At the
1933 election, Labor member
Aubrey Coverley won the seat of
Kimberley by just 32 votes against the Nationalist candidate Arthur Povah. On 3 July 1933, the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a fresh election for 29 July, which Coverley won by 289 votes.
3 On 16 March 1935, the Labor member for
South Fremantle,
Alick McCallum, resigned. Labor candidate
Thomas Fox won the resulting by-election held on 4 May 1935.
4Frank Wise was appointed Minister for Agriculture on 26 March 1935 following the departure of
Alick McCallum from the Ministry, and was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election on 11 April 1935, at which he was returned unopposed.
5 On 23 March 1935, the Country member for
Avon,
Harry Griffiths, died. Country candidate
Ignatius Boyle won the resulting by-election held on 4 May 1935.
Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996.
Perth: Parliamentary History Project.
ISBN0-7309-8409-5.
Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964.
Canberra: Australian National University.
ISBN0-7081-1334-6.
1 Following the
1933 state election a new
Ministry consisting of eight members, including one Member of the
Legislative Council, was appointed on 24 April 1933. These members were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections on 2 May 1933, at which all were returned unopposed.
2 At the
1933 election, Labor member
Aubrey Coverley won the seat of
Kimberley by just 32 votes against the Nationalist candidate Arthur Povah. On 3 July 1933, the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a fresh election for 29 July, which Coverley won by 289 votes.
3 On 16 March 1935, the Labor member for
South Fremantle,
Alick McCallum, resigned. Labor candidate
Thomas Fox won the resulting by-election held on 4 May 1935.
4Frank Wise was appointed Minister for Agriculture on 26 March 1935 following the departure of
Alick McCallum from the Ministry, and was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election on 11 April 1935, at which he was returned unopposed.
5 On 23 March 1935, the Country member for
Avon,
Harry Griffiths, died. Country candidate
Ignatius Boyle won the resulting by-election held on 4 May 1935.
Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996.
Perth: Parliamentary History Project.
ISBN0-7309-8409-5.
Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964.
Canberra: Australian National University.
ISBN0-7081-1334-6.