Candidates of the 1947 Western Australian state election

The 1947 Western Australian state election was held on 15 March 1947.

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Country

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Country candidate Other candidates
Albany Country William Martin Leonard Hill Egbert Shenton (Progressive)
Avon Labor William Telfer George Cornell
Beverley Country James Mann John Wilkinson (Ind.)
Boulder Labor Philip Collier
Brown Hill-Ivanhoe Labor Frederick Smith
Bunbury Labor John Kirke James Murray Albert Scott
Canning Labor Charles Cross George Yates
Claremont Liberal William Carmody Charles North
Collie Labor Harry May
East Perth Labor Herb Graham James Collins (Ind. Liberal)
Henry Mountjoy (Communist)
Forrest Labor Alfred Reynolds David Johnstone Keith Porteous
Fremantle Labor Joseph Sleeman
Gascoyne Labor Frank Wise
Geraldton Labor Bill Sewell Harold Daffen Edmund Hall
Greenough Liberal Thomas Shanahan David Brand
Guildford-Midland Labor William Johnson Arthur Thompson Alexander Jolly (Communist)
Hannans Labor David Leahy
Irwin-Moore Independent Luke Travers John Ackland Horace Berry (Ind.)
Kalgoorlie Labor Herbert Styants
Kanowna Labor Emil Nulsen
Katanning Country John Powell Arthur Watts
Kimberley Labor Aubrey Coverley Kimberley Durack (Ind.)
Leederville Labor Alexander Panton
Maylands Liberal Harry Shearn
Middle Swan Labor James Hegney Bill Grayden Mary Hamersley
Mount Hawthorn Labor William Beadle Les Nimmo Norman Hard Archibald Cruikshank (Ind.)
Arthur West
Mount Magnet Labor Lucien Triat
Mount Marshall Country Hugh Leslie
Murchison Labor William Marshall
Murray-Wellington Liberal Ross McLarty
Nedlands Liberal William Williams Norbert Keenan
Nelson Labor Ernest Hoar Edward Cummins
Northam Labor Albert Hawke Norm Baxter
North Perth Liberal William Deal Arthur Abbott
North-East Fremantle Labor John Tonkin
Perth Labor Ted Needham Stanley Perry Carlyle Ferguson (Ind.)
Pilbara Labor Bill Hegney Leonard Taplin (Ind.)
Pingelly Country Harrie Seward Percy Munday (Ind.)
Roebourne Labor Alec Rodoreda
South Fremantle Labor Thomas Fox
Subiaco Liberal Percival Potter Florence Cardell-Oliver
Sussex Liberal Robert Hearne William Willmott
Swan Independent Gerald Wild Edward Parker Ray Owen (Ind.)
Toodyay Country Lindsay Thorn
Victoria Park Independent Charles Johnson William Read (Ind.)
Wagin Country Eric Kealley Crawford Nalder*
Archibald Irving
Gerald Piesse
West Perth Liberal Robert McDonald
Williams-Narrogin Country Moses Mowday Victor Doney
Yilgarn-Coolgardie Labor Lionel Kelly
York Country Colin Thorn Charles Perkins

See also

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References

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  • Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.