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- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 abstract "Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 15 March 1947 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The result was a hung parliament—the four-term Labor government, led by Premier Frank Wise, was defeated with a swing of approximately 7%, but the Liberal-Country Party coalition, led by the Liberal Party leader Ross McLarty, won exactly half of the seats, and needed the support of the Independent members Harry Shearn and William Read to obtain a majority in the Assembly.The election was the Liberal Party's first major showing since its formation in 1944-1945 out of the former Nationalist Party. Coincidental with this, in 1944, was the significant change in the fortunes of the Country Party when the Primary Producers' Association, of which the Party had been the political wing, passed a motion during negotiations with the Wheatgrowers' Union deleting the rule which authorised the Party's existence and its use of PPA branches and funds for party purposes. A new organisation was hastily set up by the Opposition Leader Arthur Watts and the member for Pingelly, Harrie Seward, who were very active in setting up branches to endorse local candidates and obtaining donations on which to run the 1947 campaign. This was the start of a significant decline in the Country Party's fortunes over the ensuing decades.".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 affiliation Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 country Western_Australia.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 firstLeader Ross_McLarty.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 secondLeader Frank_Wise.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 startDate "1947-03-15".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 thumbnail Ross_McLarty.jpg?width=300.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 title "Western Australian state election, 1947".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 wikiPageID "19515919".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 wikiPageRevisionID "529763253".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 afterElection Ross_McLarty.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 afterParty "Liberal/Country coalition".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 back "1943".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 beforeElection Frank_Wise.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 beforeParty "Australian Labor Party".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 country "Western Australia".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 electionDate "1947-03-15".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 electionName "Western Australian state election, 1947".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 enrolled "194270".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 forward "1950".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 government "yes".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 hasPhotoCollection Western_Australian_state_election,_1947.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 house Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 image "127".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 image "150".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 informal "3415".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 informal%25_ "2.05".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 informalChg "–0.43%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 lastElection "17".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 lastElection "30".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leader Frank_Wise.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leader Ross_McLarty.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leaderSince "1945-07-31".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leaderSince "1946-12-14".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leadersSeat Electoral_district_of_Gascoyne.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 leadersSeat Electoral_district_of_Murray-Wellington.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 nextElection "Western Australian state election, 1950".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 nextYear "1950".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 ongoing "no".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 party National_Party_of_Western_Australia.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 party "Australian Labor Party".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 party "Ind. Nat.".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 party "Liberal/Country coalition".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 party "Progressive".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Communist".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Independent".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Labor".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Liberal".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Nationalist".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Nationals".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 partyId "Progressive".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 percentage "39.38".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 percentage "51.4".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 posttitle "Resulting Premier".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 previousElection "Western Australian state election, 1943".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 previousYear "1943".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatChange "7".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatChange "8".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "0".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "1".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "12".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "13".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "23".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seats "25".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatsChg "+ 2".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatsChg "+ 6".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatsChg "± 0".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatsChg "– 7".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 seatsForElection "All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 series "Western Australian state election".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 swing "14.7".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 swing "3.9".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 title Premier_of_Western_Australia.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 title "--03-15".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 totalVotes "166905".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 turnout%25_ "85.91".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 turnoutChg "–0.63%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 type "parliamentary".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "10324".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "1641".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "2321".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "26416".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "57621".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "64377".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes "701".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "0.48".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "1.0".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "1.42".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "16.16".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "35.24".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "39.38".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votes%25_ "6.31".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "+0.48%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "+0.60%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "+10.96%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "+3.74%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "–3.90%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 votesChg "–4.07%".
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 subject Category:1947_elections_in_Australia.
- Western_Australian_state_election,_1947 subject Category:Elections_in_Western_Australia.