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Western Australian state election, 1921
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 March 1921 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly . The incumbent government, led by Premier James Mitchell of the Nationalist Party and supported by the Country Party and National Labor Party , 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
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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.
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