ID 0125
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election in Western Australia
(for more information on this election see national summary for the House of Representatives)
Election of 29 May 1954
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House of Representatives votes and seats won in Western Australia
Election held on 29 May 1954
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 150,197 | 47.51 | +4.16 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Liberal Party | 108,575 | 34.35 | -6.04 | 2 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Country Party | 45,956 | 14.54 | -1.06 | 2 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Independents | 9,521 | 3.01 | * | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 1,878 | 0.59 | -0.08 | |||
| Totals | 316,127 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra; Australian National University Press, 1968 (SBN 708102700); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 1328 7478), online here.