Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 18 March 1939 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier John Willcock, won a third term in office ag
John Willcock 1940
Portrait of Charles George Latham
In the Australian state of Western Australia, the leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament o
1939 Western Australian state election
…the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier John Willcock, won a third term in office against the Country and Nationalist parties, led by Opposition Leader Charles Latham and Robert Ross McDonald respectively. This was the first election in Western Australia since the enactment of compulsory voting, which…
Basil Zempilas on the day of his election as Opposition Leader