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 14 February 1953 to elect all 50 members to the
Legislative Assembly. The two-term
Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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Country Party coalition government, led by
Premier Sir
Ross McLarty
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Early life
McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty ...
, was defeated by the
Labor Party, led by
Opposition Leader
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Albert Hawke.
The election was notable in that 22 of the 50 seats were not contested at the election. Only two other elections—those held in
1890
Events
January–March
* January 1
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* January 2
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and
1894—had a greater percentage or number of uncontested seats.
Key dates
Results
: 319,941 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 22 seats (44% of the total) were uncontested—12 Labor seats (six more than 1950) representing 65,993 enrolled voters, 3 Liberal seats (one more than 1950) representing 14,297 enrolled voters, and 7 Country seats (three more than 1950) representing 34,007 enrolled voters.
See also
*
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
*
References
{{Western Australian elections
Elections in Western Australia
1953 elections in Australia
1950s in Western Australia
February 1953 events in Australia