1950 Western Australian state election information
1950 Western Australian state election
← 1947
25 March 1950 (1950-03-25)
1953 →
All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Ross McLarty
Frank Wise
Party
Liberal/Country coalition
Labor
Leader since
14 December 1946
31 July 1945
Leader's seat
Murray-Wellington
Gascoyne
Last election
25 seats
23 seats
Seats won
24 seats
23 seats
Seat change
1
0
Percentage
49.39%
41.85%
Premier before election
Ross McLarty
Liberal/Country coalition
Resulting Premier
Ross McLarty
Liberal/Country coalition
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 25 March 1950 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Ross McLarty, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Frank Wise.
The election took place after a major redistribution.
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