1965 Western Australian state election information
Australian state election
1965 Western Australian state election
← 1962
20 February 1965 (1965-02-20)
1968 →
All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 15 (of the 30) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
David Brand
Albert Hawke
Party
Liberal/Country coalition
Labor
Leader since
1 March 1957
3 July 1951
Leader's seat
Greenough
Northam
Last election
26 seats
24 seats
Seats won
29 seats
21 seats
Seat change
3
3
Percentage
52.89%
42.64%
Swing
5.78
1.77
Premier before election
David Brand
Liberal/Country coalition
Elected Premier
David Brand
Liberal/Country coalition
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 20 February 1965 to elect all 50 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 third term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Albert Hawke.
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