1977 Western Australian state election information
1977 Western Australian state election
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19 February 1977 (1977-02-19)
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All 55 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 17 (of the 32) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 28 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Charles Court
Colin Jamieson
Party
Liberal/NCP coalition
Labor
Leader since
5 June 1972
16 April 1976
Leader's seat
Nedlands
Welshpool
Last election
29 seats
22 seats
Seats won
33
22
Seat change
4
Popular vote
318,435
257,730
Percentage
54.70%
45.30%
Swing
3.50
3.88
TPP
54.70%
45.30%
TPP swing
4.53
4.53
Premier before election
Charles Court
Liberal/NCP coalition
Elected Premier
Charles Court
Liberal/NCP coalition
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir Charles Court, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Jamieson.
The election produced a decisive victory for the Coalition, attributed by some observers to its strong and organised campaign, the Premier's ability in dealing with the media and good economic times built on resource exports, as contrasted against the Labor Opposition's often unfocussed campaign dwelling on the government's perceived autocratic methods and those sections of the general population which were not benefitting from the good times.[1]
^Wood, Michael (December 1977). "Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1977 (Western Australia)". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 23 (3): 448–453. ISSN 0004-9522.
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