1974 Western Australian state election

1974 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 Charles Court John Tonkin Party Liberal/Alliance coalition Labor Leader since 5 June 1972 1 January 1967 Leader's seat Nedlands Melville Last election 25 seats 26 seats Seats won 29 seats 22 seats Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 262,621 260,805 Percentage 50.17% 49.83% Swing 2.50 2.50
Premier before election John Tonkin Labor Elected Premier Charles Court Liberal/National coalition

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 30 March 1974 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The one-term Labor government, led by Premier John Tonkin, was defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Charles Court.