Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 12 May 1962 to elect 10 of the 30 members of the state's Legislative Council. This was the last time the Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.
Results
Legislative Council
Western Australian state election, 12 May 1962[1] Legislative Council |
Enrolled voters | 110,448 | | |
Votes cast | 46,014 | | Turnout | 41.7 | –2.8 |
Informal votes | 193 | | Informal | 0.4 | –0.4 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| Liberal and Country | 26,769 | 58.4 | +18.6 | 3 | 10 |
| Labor | 18,988 | 41.4 | –0.7 | 4 | 13 |
| Country | * | * | * | 3 | 7 |
| Independent Liberal | 64 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 45,821 | | | 10 | 30 |
Retiring Members
No MLCs retired at this election.
Candidates
Province | Held by | Labor candidates | LCL candidates | Country candidates | Independent candidates |
| | | | | |
Central | Country | | | Leslie Diver | |
Metropolitan | LCL | Percy Munday | Keith Watson | | |
Midland | Country | | | Ray Jones | |
North | Labor | Harry Strickland | | | |
North-East | Labor | Eric Heenan | Grahame Jonas | | James Collins (Ind. Liberal) |
South | Country | | | Jack Thomson | |
South-East | LCL | Claude Stubbs | John Cunningham | | |
South-West | LCL | Daniel O'Keeffe | Graham MacKinnon | | |
Suburban | Labor | George Jeffery | Herbert Robinson | | |
West | Labor | Evan Davies | | | |
Results by Province
Central
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Central Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Country | Leslie Diver | unopposed | | |
| Country hold | Swing | | |
Metropolitan
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Metropolitan Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal and Country | Keith Watson | 10,862 | 70.1 | +10.4 |
| Labor | Percy Munday | 4,622 | 29.9 | -10.4 |
Total formal votes | 15,484 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
Informal votes | 71 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
Turnout | 15,555 | 38.4 | +6.3 |
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
Midland
North
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: North Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Harry Strickland | unopposed | | |
| Labor hold | Swing | | |
North-East
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: North-East Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Eric Heenan | 1,868 | 62.2 | +4.5 |
| Liberal and Country | Grahame Jonas | 1,072 | 35.7 | +3.9 |
| Independent Liberal | James Collins | 64 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
Total formal votes | 3,004 | 99.6 | +0.5 |
Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
Turnout | 3,015 | 51.9 | −8.9 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
South
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Country | Jack Thomson | unopposed | | |
| Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
South-East
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South-East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Claude Stubbs | 1,682 | 51.6 | -3.9 |
| Liberal and Country | John Cunningham | 1,576 | 48.4 | +25.8 |
Total formal votes | 3,258 | 99.7 | +0.6 |
Informal votes | 10 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
Turnout | 3,268 | 60.7 | −1.1 |
| Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |
South-West
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South-West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal and Country | Graham MacKinnon | 3,664 | 65.1 | -34.9 |
| Labor | Daniel O'Keefe | 1,964 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.9 | |
Informal votes | 20 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 5,648 | 38.2 | |
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
Suburban
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Suburban Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal and Country | Herbert Robinson | 9,595 | 52.0 | +9.5 |
| Labor | George Jeffery | 8,852 | 48.0 | -9.5 |
Total formal votes | 18,447 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
Informal votes | 81 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
Turnout | 18,528 | 42.2 | −0.7 |
| Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +9.5 | |
West
Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: West Province Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Evan Davies | unopposed | | |
| Labor hold | Swing | | |
See also
References
- ^ "Details of 1962 WA Upper House Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.