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1956 Western Australian state election

1956 Western Australian state election

← 1953 7 April 1956 1959 →

All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Albert Hawke Ross McLarty
Party Labor Liberal/Country coalition
Leader since 3 July 1951 14 December 1946
Leader's seat Northam Murray-Wellington
Last election 26 seats 24 seats
Seats won 29 seats 19 seats
Seat change Increase3 Decrease5
Percentage 49.70% 38.37%
Swing Decrease0.07 Decrease4.49

Premier before election

Albert Hawke
Labor

Elected Premier

Albert Hawke
Labor

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 7 April 1956 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier Albert Hawke, won a second term in office against the Liberal-Country coalition, led by Sir Ross McLarty.


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