Elections were held in the
state
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of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
on 22 March 1924 to elect all 50 members to the
Legislative Assembly. The incumbent
Nationalist
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Majority Country government, led by
Premier James Mitchell, was defeated by the
Labor Party opposition, led by
Opposition Leader
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Philip Collier
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.
Results
: 189,869 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 30,513 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 11 were held by Labor and 1 was held by the Nationalists.
* The Country Party had split in 1923 into Majority and Executive factions. The Majority faction supported the Nationalist party government, while the Executive faction sought a more independent way for the party.
See also
*
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
*
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927
*
First Collier Ministry
References
{{Western Australian elections
Elections in Western Australia
1924 elections in Australia
1920s in Western Australia
March 1924 events