1930 Western Australian state election

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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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Leader  | James Mitchell | Philip Collier
Party  | Nationalist/Country coalition | Labor
Leader since  | 17 May 1919  | 16 April 1917
Leader's seat  | Northam | Boulder
Last election  | 23 seats  | 27 seats
Seats won  | 26 seats  | 23 seats
Seat change  | 3  | 4
Percentage  | 54.95%  | 38.44%
Swing  | 2.13  | 6.89

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| Premier before election

Philip Collier
Labor

| Elected Premier

James Mitchell
Nationalist/Country coalition

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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 April 1930 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party government, led by Premier Philip Collier, was defeated by the Nationalist-Country opposition, led by Opposition Leader James Mitchell.

## Results

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Main article: Results of the Western Australian state election, 1930 (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 12 April 1930[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1927–1933 >>

Enrolled voters  | 186,732[1] |  |
Votes cast  | 139,013  |  | Turnout | 74.45%  | +1.03%
Informal votes  | 1,579  |  | Informal  | 1.14%  | –0.26%
Summary of votes by party
Party  | Primary votes  | %  | Swing  | Seats  | Change
| Labor | 52,824  | 38.44%  | –6.89%  | 23  | – 4
| Nationalist | 49,726  | 36.18%  | –0.67%  | 16 | ± 0
| Country | 25,792  | 18.77%  | +2.80%  | 10 | \+ 3
| Independent Country | 3,455  | 2.51%  | *  | 1  | \+ 1
| Independent | 5,637  | 4.11%  | +2.83%  | 0  | ± 0
Total  | 137,434  |  |  | 50  |

1 230,076 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 11 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 43,344 electors enrolled in those seats.

## See also

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* Candidates of the 1930 Western Australian state election
* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1930
* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1930–1933
* First Collier Ministry
* Second Mitchell Ministry

## References

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1. ^ "Details of 1930 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.

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