Elections were held in the state

States and territories of Australia

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 of Western Australia

Western Australia

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on 15 February 1936 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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. The Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, led by Premier

Premier of Western Australia

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 Philip Collier

Philip Collier

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, won a second term in office against the Country

National Party of Western Australia

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 and Nationalist

Nationalist Party of Australia

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 parties, led by Opposition Leader

Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)

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 Charles Latham

Charles Latham

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 and Norbert Keenan respectively.

The only member to retire at the election was Labor member for Kalgoorlie

Electoral district of Kalgoorlie

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 James Cunningham

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, who transferred to the Australian Senate

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 the following year.

Results

At the election, 5 sitting members (four Labor and one Nationalist) were defeated—three of them by independents. In Maylands

Electoral district of Maylands

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, one-term MLA Robert Clothier

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 (Labor) was defeated by independent Nationalist Harry Shearn, who won with preferences from two endorsed nationalists. In East Perth

Electoral district of East Perth

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, Minister for Employment and Labour James Keneally was defeated by former Labor member Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes (Australian politician)

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, and the Nationalist member for Nelson

Electoral district of Nelson

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, John Henry Smith, was defeated by independent Clarence Doust. The remaining seats, Subiaco

Electoral district of Subiaco

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 and Albany

Electoral district of Albany

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, were lost by Labor to the Nationalist and Country parties respectively.
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247,465 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 15 of the 50 seats were uncontested—10 Labor seats representing 33,038 enrolled voters, 1 Nationalist seat representing 3,933 voters and 4 Country seats representing 16,284 voters.

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1933–1936
  Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1933–1936
  This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1933 election and the 1936 election, together known as the 15th Parliament.-Notes:...
  
  
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1936–1939
  Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1936–1939
  This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between the 1936 election and the 1939 election, together known as the 16th Parliament.-Notes:...
  
  
• Second Collier Ministry
  Second Collier Ministry
  The Second Collier Ministry was the 18th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia and was led by Labor Premier Philip Collier. It succeeded the Second Mitchell Ministry on 24 April 1933, following the defeat of the Nationalist government at the 1933 election on 8 April.The ministry was...