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1914 Western Australian state election

State election in Western Australia in 1914


State election in Western Australia in 1914

FieldValue
election_name1914 Western Australian state election
countryWestern Australia
flag_year1870
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1911 Western Australian state election
previous_year1911
next_election1917 Western Australian state election
next_year1917
seats_for_electionAll 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
election_date21 October 1914
image1[[File:John Scaddan.jpg98px]]
leader1John Scaddan
leader_since13 August 1910
party1Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
leaders_seat1Brown Hill-Ivanhoe
percentage142.12%
swing110.42
last_election134 seats
seats126 seats
seat_change18
image2[[File:Frank Wilson (1859-1918).jpeg103px]]
leader2Frank Wilson
leader_since216 September 1910
party2Western Australian Liberal Party (1911–1917)
leaders_seat2Sussex
percentage243.91%
swing20.89
last_election216 seats
seats216 seats
seat_change20
image3[[File:Hon james gardiner.jpg107px]]
leader3James Gardiner
leader_since321 October 1914
party3Country
color30A6645
leaders_seat3Irwin
percentage313.98%
swing313.98
last_election30 seats
seats38 seats
seat_change38
titlePremier
before_electionJohn Scaddan
before_partyAustralian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
after_electionJohn Scaddan
after_partyAustralian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 21 October 1914 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Labor party, led by Premier John Scaddan, retained government against the opposition conservative Liberal Party led by Opposition Leader Frank Wilson, though with only the barest of majorities. The election also saw the emergence of the Western Australian Country Party, which had been formed at a conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association the previous year to fight for rural interests, and won eight seats at the election.

The fragility of the Labor Party's majority was demonstrated when, a year later, Labor member Joseph Gardiner's seat was declared vacant on account of his non-attendance and a Liberal was elected in his stead, and Labor became a minority government when on 18 December 1915, Bertie Johnston resigned from the Labor Party and became an independent. On 27 July 1916, the Scaddan Ministry was defeated and Wilson became the new Premier.

Key dates

DateEvent
29 September 1914The Parliament was dissolved.
30 September 1914Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
21 October 1914Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
4 November 1914Polling day in the seats of Pilbara and Gascoyne.
11 November 1914Polling day in the seats of Roebourne and Kimberley.
23 November 1914The Scaddan Ministry was reconstituted.
3 December 1914The new session of Parliament was convened.

Results

| turnout % = 57.32 | informal % = 1.17 |votes % = 42.12 |votes % = 43.91 |votes % = 13.98 |}

Notes: : The Labor Party's total of 26 seats includes 12 which were uncontested, representing 39,731 of the 214,741 enrolled voters. The Liberal and Country parties won one seat each uncontested—the Liberal member (Arthur Male, Kimberley) representing 1,663 enrolled voters, and the Country member (Alfred Piesse, Electoral district of Toodyay) representing 4,801 enrolled voters.

References

References

  1. (25 September 1914). "Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly: Proclamation".
  2. (20 November 1914). "Parliament summoned to meet for business: Proclamation".
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