1977 Western Australian state election

1977 Western Australian state election

← 1974 19 February 1977 (1977-02-19) 1980 →
All 55 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and 17 (of the 32) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 28 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Charles Court Colin Jamieson Party Liberal/NCP coalition Labor Leader since 5 June 1972 16 April 1976 Leader's seat Nedlands Welshpool Last election 29 seats 22 seats Seats won 33 22 Seat change 4 Popular vote 318,435 257,730 Percentage 54.70% 45.30% Swing 3.50 3.88 TPP 54.70% 45.30% TPP swing 4.53 4.53
Premier before election Charles Court Liberal/NCP coalition Elected Premier Charles Court Liberal/NCP coalition

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir Charles Court, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Jamieson.

The election produced a decisive victory for the Coalition, attributed by some observers to its strong and organised campaign, the Premier's ability in dealing with the media and good economic times built on resource exports, as contrasted against the Labor Opposition's often unfocussed campaign dwelling on the government's perceived autocratic methods and those sections of the general population which were not benefitting from the good times.^[1]