ID 0143
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 9 December 1961
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House of Representatives votes and seats won in Western Australia
Election held on 9 December 1961
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 161,662 | 45.81 | +4.17 | 5 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Australian Labor Party | 144,188 | 40.86 | +5.88 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 23,153 | 6.56 | -3.95 | 0 | ||
| Country Party | 21,078 | 5.97 | -5.55 | 1 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 2,806 | 0.80 | +0.48 | |||
| Totals | 352,887 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | 100.00 |
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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.