1968 Western Australian state election

1968 Western Australian state election

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All 51 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
and 15 (of the 30) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council
26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader David Brand John Tonkin
Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor
Leader since 1 March 1957 1 January 1967
Leader's seat Greenough Melville
Last election 29 seats 21 seats
Seats won 28 seats 23 seats
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Percentage 49.25% 45.35%
Swing Decrease4.16 Increase2.71

Premier before election

David Brand
Liberal/Country coalition

Elected Premier

David Brand
Liberal/Country coalition

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a record fourth term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader John Tonkin.