Elections were held in the
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
on 22 March 1924 to elect all 50 members to the
Legislative Assembly. The incumbent
Nationalist
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Majority Country government, led by
Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
James Mitchell, was defeated by the
Labor Party opposition, led by
Opposition Leader
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Philip Collier
Philip Collier (21 April 1873 – 18 October 1948) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th Premier of Western Australia from 1924 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1936. He was leader of the Labor Party from 1917 to 1936, and is Western Aus ...
.
Results
: 189,869 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 of the 50 seats were uncontested, with 30,513 electors enrolled in those seats. Of these, 11 were held by Labor and 1 was held by the Nationalists.
* The Country Party had split in 1923 into Majority and Executive factions. The Majority faction supported the Nationalist party government, while the Executive faction sought a more independent way for the party.
See also
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Candidates of the 1924 Western Australian state election
*
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
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*
First Collier Ministry
References
{{Western Australian elections
Elections in Western Australia
Western Australian state election
State election, 1924
Western Australian state election