# 1962 Western Australian Legislative Council election

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 Legislative Council :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 110,448 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 46,014 | | Turnout | 41.7 | –2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | | Informal | 0.4 | –0.4 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| 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 | 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Leslie Diver | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Metropolitan

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Metropolitan Province :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,484 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,555 | 38.4 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

### Midland

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Midland Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ray Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### North

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Strickland | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### North-East

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: North-East Province :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,004 | 99.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 51.9 | −8.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### South

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jack Thomson | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### South-East

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South-East :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,258 | 99.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,268 | 60.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |

### South-West

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: South-West :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,648 | 38.2 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Suburban

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: Suburban Province :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,447 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 81 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,528 | 42.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +9.5 | |

### West

Western Australian Legislative Council election, 1962: West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Evan Davies | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |