Английская Википедия:1956 Western Australian state election

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox electionElections were held in the state of Western Australia on 7 April 1956 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier Albert Hawke, won a second term in office against the Liberal-Country coalition, led by Sir Ross McLarty.

Key dates

Date	Event
21 February 1956	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
29 February 1956	Close of nominations.
7 April 1956	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
20 April 1956	The Hawke Ministry was reconstituted.
23 April 1956	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Results

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Шаблон:Note label 342,018 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 16 seats (32% of the total) were uncontested—5 Labor seats (seven less than 1953) representing 24,951 enrolled voters, 5 Liberal seats (two more than 1953) representing 24,834 enrolled voters, and 6 Country seats (one less than 1953) representing 29,839 enrolled voters.

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959
• Candidates of the 1956 Western Australian state election