Results of the 1971 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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Western Australian state election, 20 February 1971[1]
Legislative Council

Enrolled voters 537,122
Votes cast 489,911 Turnout 91.21% –1.08%
Informal votes 25,084 Informal 5.12% +0.63%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won 		Seats
held
  Labor 217,465 46.78% +0.12% 4 10
  Liberal 127,191 27.36% –9.64% 9 13
  Country 25,035 5.39% –6.19% 2 7
  Democratic Labor 67,891 14.61% +12.17% 0 0
  United Farmers 5,782 1.24% +1.24% 0 0
  Independent 21,463 4.62% +2.26% 0 0
Total 464,827     15 30

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1971 Western Australian state election.

Results by Electoral province[edit]

Central[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Central Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norm Baxter 6,089 36.8 -63.2
Labor Colin Paterson 5,036 30.5 +30.5
Liberal Mervyn Cornish 3,066 18.5 +18.5
United Farmers Frederick Keast 1,510 9.1 +9.1
Democratic Labor Jeoffry Carton 838 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 16,539 94.4
Informal votes 981 5.6
Turnout 17,520 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Norm Baxter 10,044 60.7 -39.3
Labor Colin Paterson 6,495 39.3 +39.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Lower Central[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Lower Central Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ross Field 6,477 39.6 +12.1
Country Thomas Perry 5,159 31.5 -41.0
Liberal Byron Hardie 1,948 11.9 +11.9
Democratic Labor George Blake 967 5.9 +5.9
United Farmers Leon Day 884 5.4 +5.4
Independent Murray Ward 584 3.6 +3.6
Independent Samuel Crook 337 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 16,356 93.5 -2.9
Informal votes 1,134 6.5 +2.9
Turnout 17,490 94.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Thomas Perry 8,239 50.4 -22.1
Labor Ross Field 8,117 49.6 +22.1
Country hold Swing -22.1

Lower North[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Lower North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Dellar 1,929 47.4 +0.9
Liberal George Brand 1,839 45.2 -4.0
Democratic Labor George Jensen 298 7.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 4,066 95.7 -1.0
Informal votes 183 4.3 +1.0
Turnout 4,249 82.9 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Dellar 2,035 50.1 +1.1
Liberal George Brand 2,031 49.9 -1.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.1

Lower West[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Lower West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 9,704 48.1 +48.1
Liberal Neil McNeill 9,071 44.9 -55.1
Democratic Labor Robert Burns 1,418 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 20,193 95.9 +0.2
Informal votes 865 4.1
Turnout 21,058 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil McNeill 10,184 50.4 -49.6
Labor John Dawkins 10,009 49.6 +49.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Metropolitan[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Metropolitan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Williams 25,258 45.3 -54.7
Labor Garry Kelly 19,470 35.0 +35.0
Independent William Marks 5,689 10.2 +10.2
Democratic Labor Peter McGowan 5,281 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 55,698 95.4
Informal votes 2,706 4.6
Turnout 58,404 88.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Williams 32,601 58.5 -41.5
Labor Garry Kelly 23,097 41.5 +41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

North[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Withers 2,783 44.7 -55.3
Labor Robert Archer 2,744 44.1 +44.1
Democratic Labor George Gaunt 697 11.2 +11.2
Total formal votes 6,224 94.3
Informal votes 374 5.7
Turnout 6,598 78.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Withers 3,328 53.5 -46.5
Labor Robert Archer 2,896 46.5 +46.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

North Metropolitan[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gilbert Currie 32,126 45.9 -4.5
Liberal Arthur Griffith 29,694 42.4 -7.2
Democratic Labor Adrian Briffa 8,239 11.8 +11.8
Total formal votes 70,059 95.7 +0.2
Informal votes 3,138 4.3 -0.2
Turnout 73,197 91.6 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Griffith 36,791 52.5 +2.9
Labor Gilbert Currie 33,268 47.5 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9

North-East Metropolitan[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: North-East Metropolitan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lyla Elliott 43,865 66.8 -33.2
Liberal Walter Staniforth 21,839 33.2 +33.2
Total formal votes 65,704 93.6
Informal votes 4,519 6.4
Turnout 70,223 91.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

South[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: South Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sydney Hatfield 6,757 33.9 +33.9
Liberal David Wordsworth 6,095 30.6 -69.4
Country Marshall Hood 4,554 22.9 +22.9
Democratic Labor Brian Burns 1,285 6.5 +6.5
United Farmers Thomas Oakey 1,233 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 19,924 95.0
Informal votes 1,050 5.0
Turnout 20,974 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wordsworth 11,429 57.4 -42.6
Labor Sydney Hatfield 8,495 42.6 +42.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

South Metropolitan[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Des Dans 28,878 52.8 -6.2
Independent Shirley de la Hunty 13,887 25.4 +25.4
Democratic Labor Yvonne Van Wees 11,897 21.8 +21.8
Total formal votes 54,662 94.9 -0.6
Informal votes 2,946 5.1 +0.6
Turnout 57,608 92.1 -0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

South East Province[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: South-East Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Leeson 11,540 66.0 -34.0
Democratic Labor Leo McGuire 5,704 34.0 +34.0
Total formal votes 17,244 93.8
Informal votes 1,147 6.2
Turnout 18,391 89.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

South-East Metropolitan[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: South-East Metropolitan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Donald Bennewith 24,755 45.0 -2.0
Liberal Clive Griffiths 23,749 43.2 -0.2
Democratic Labor Alan Crofts 6,457 11.8 +2.2
Total formal votes 54,961 95.6 -0.2
Informal votes 2,553 4.4 +0.2
Turnout 57,514 91.2 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Clive Griffiths 29,264 53.2 +5.4
Labor Donald Bennewith 25,697 46.8 -5.4
Liberal hold Swing +5.4

South West[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: South-West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Smart 6,531 38.2 +38.2
Liberal Vic Ferry 5,954 34.8 -65.2
Country Keith Nix 2,481 14.5 +14.5
United Farmers Rex Newbold 1,148 6.7 +6.7
Democratic Labor Leslie Ramsay 788 4.6 +4.6
Independent Doris Callow 187 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 17,089 94.2
Informal votes 1,050 5.8
Turnout 18,139 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vic Ferry 8,586 50.2 -49.8
Labor George Smart 8,503 49.8 +49.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Upper West[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: Upper West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jack Heitman 7,268 37.0 +37.0
Labor Jeff Carr 6,176 31.4 +31.4
Country Ronald Elphick 3,386 17.2 -82.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Carney 1,038 5.3 +5.3
United Farmers John Norris 1,007 5.1 +5.1
Independent John Walton 779 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 19,654 94.0
Informal votes 1,245 6.0
Turnout 20,899 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jack Heitman 11,791 60.0 +60.0
Labor Jeff Carr 7,863 40.0 +40.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

West Province[edit]

1971 Western Australian state election: West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clifford Hunt 11,477 43.4 -0.3
Liberal Charles Abbey 10,466 39.6 +39.6
Country George Spriggs 3,366 12.7 -43.6
Democratic Labor Johannes Jutte 1,145 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 26,454 95.5 +1.8
Informal votes 1,193 4.5 -1.8
Turnout 27,647 91.4 -3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Abbey 14,055 53.1 +53.1
Labor Clifford Hunt 12,399 46.9 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details of Australian election results in the Australian Politics and Elections Database". uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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