1962 Western Australian Legislative Council election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 12 May 1962 to elect 10 of the 30 members of the state's Legislative Council. This was the last time the Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.
Results
[edit]Legislative Council
[edit]|
Western Australian state election, 12 May 1962[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 110,448 | |||||
| Votes cast | 46,014 | Turnout | 41.7 | –2.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 193 | Informal | 0.4 | –0.4 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
| Liberal and Country | 26,769 | 58.4 | +18.6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Labor | 18,988 | 41.4 | –0.7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Country | * | * | * | 3 | 7 | |
| Independent Liberal | 64 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45,821 | 10 | 30 | |||
Retiring Members
[edit]No MLCs retired at this election.
Candidates
[edit]| Province | Held by | Labor candidates | LCL candidates | Country candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Country | Leslie Diver | |||
| Metropolitan | LCL | Percy Munday | Keith Watson | ||
| Midland | Country | Ray Jones | |||
| North | Labor | Harry Strickland | |||
| North-East | Labor | Eric Heenan | Grahame Jonas | James Collins (Ind. Liberal) | |
| South | Country | Jack Thomson | |||
| South-East | LCL | Claude Stubbs | John Cunningham | ||
| South-West | LCL | Daniel O'Keeffe | Graham MacKinnon | ||
| Suburban | Labor | George Jeffery | Herbert Robinson | ||
| West | Labor | Evan Davies |
Results by Province
[edit]Central
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Leslie Diver | unopposed | |||
| Country hold | Swing | ||||
Metropolitan
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Keith Watson | 10,862 | 70.1 | +10.4 | |
| Labor | Percy Munday | 4,622 | 29.9 | -10.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 15,484 | 99.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 71 | 0.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 15,555 | 38.4 | +6.3 | ||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
Midland
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Ray Jones | unopposed | |||
| Country hold | Swing | ||||
North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Harry Strickland | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
North-East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Heenan | 1,868 | 62.2 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal and Country | Grahame Jonas | 1,072 | 35.7 | +3.9 | |
| Independent Liberal | James Collins | 64 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,004 | 99.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,015 | 51.9 | −8.9 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Jack Thomson | unopposed | |||
| Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
South-East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Claude Stubbs | 1,682 | 51.6 | -3.9 | |
| Liberal and Country | John Cunningham | 1,576 | 48.4 | +25.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,258 | 99.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.3 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,268 | 60.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |||
South-West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Graham MacKinnon | 3,664 | 65.1 | -34.9 | |
| Labor | Daniel O'Keefe | 1,964 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 20 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,648 | 38.2 | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Suburban
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Herbert Robinson | 9,595 | 52.0 | +9.5 | |
| Labor | George Jeffery | 8,852 | 48.0 | -9.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,447 | 99.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 81 | 0.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 18,528 | 42.2 | −0.7 | ||
| Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +9.5 | |||
West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Evan Davies | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Details of 1962 WA Upper House Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
| General elections | |
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| Referendums | |
See also: By-elections | |
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