Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 April 1930 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party government, led by Premier Philip Collier, was defeated by the Nationalist-Country opposition, led by Opposition Leader James Mitchell.
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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Western Australian state election, 12 April 1930[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 186,732[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 139,013 | Turnout | 74.45% | +1.03% | ||
Informal votes | 1,579 | Informal | 1.14% | –0.26% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 52,824 | 38.44% | –6.89% | 23 | – 4 | |
Nationalist | 49,726 | 36.18% | –0.67% | 16 | ± 0 | |
Country | 25,792 | 18.77% | +2.80% | 10 | + 3 | |
Independent Country | 3,455 | 2.51% | * | 1 | + 1 | |
Independent | 5,637 | 4.11% | +2.83% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 137,434 | 50 |
- 1 230,076 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 11 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 43,344 electors enrolled in those seats.
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