1968 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a record fourth term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader John Tonkin.

Results

Legislative Assembly

449,122 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 14 seats (27.45% of the total) were uncontested—five Liberal seats representing 32,810 enrolled voters, five Country seats representing 29,746 enrolled voters, and four Labor seats representing 26,776 enrolled voters.

Legislative Council

449,122 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 9 seats (60% of the total) were uncontested—three Liberal seats representing 99,137 enrolled voters, three Country seats representing 53,847 enrolled voters, and three Labor seats representing 86,198 enrolled voters.

Post-election pendulum

LCL/Country seats (28)MarginalSubiacoHugh GuthrieLCL0.4%KimberleyAlan RidgeLCL2.2%MooreEdgar LewisCP2.3% v INDMirrabookaDoug CashLCL2.8%Merredin-YilgarnJack StewartLCL2.9%MurrayEwart RuncimanLCL3.8%BlackwoodRon KitneyCP4.6% v LCLToodyayJames CraigCP4.7%BunburyMaurice WilliamsLCL5.7%Fairly safeRoeBill YoungCP9.7% v LCLSafeCottesloeRoss HutchinsonLCL10.0%Mount LawleyRay O'ConnorLCL10.0%FloreatAndrew MensarosLCL14.6%DaleCyril RushtonLCL15.4%Darling RangeKen DunnLCL16.2%NedlandsCharles CourtLCL26.6%South PerthBill GraydenLCL28.6% v DLPEast MelvilleDes O'NeilLCL30.3% v COMAvonHarry GayferCPunopp.GreenoughDavid BrandLCLunopp.KatanningCrawford NalderCPunopp.Mount MarshallRay McPharlinCPunopp.Murchison-EyreRichard BurtLCLunopp.NarroginWilliam ManningCPunopp.StirlingClayton MitchellCPunopp.VasseStewart BovellLCLunopp.WellingtonIven ManningLCLunopp.WembleyGuy HennLCLunopp. Labor seats (23)Marginal CanningTom BatemanALP0.5% ClontarfDonald MayALP2.2% MaylandsJohn HarmanALP3.0% NorthamKen McIverALP3.6% Mount HawthornRon BertramALP4.2% KarrinyupStan LaphamALP4.3% AlbanyJack HallALP5.4%Fairly safe GeraldtonBill SewellALP6.2% PerthTerry BurkeALP6.2% CollieTom JonesALP6.6% WarrenDavid EvansALP8.8%Safe AscotMerv TomsALP13.2% BalcattaHerb GrahamALP13.4% GascoyneDaniel NortonALP14.1% BelmontColin JamiesonALP14.5% MelvilleJohn TonkinALP17.5% CockburnDon TaylorALP18.6% SwanBill HaighALP21.0%FremantleHarry FletcherALP23.5% v DLPBoulder-DundasArthur MoirALPunopp.KalgoorlieTom EvansALPunopp.PilbaraArthur BickertonALPunopp.Victoria ParkRon DaviesALPunopp.

See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971 Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election

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