# Results of the 1965 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

Western Australian state election, 20 February 1965 Legislative Council
<< 1962–1968 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 392,586 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 361,752 | | Turnout | 92.2 | +50.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 346,319 | | Informal | 4.3 | +3.9 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| | Liberal and Country | 176,051 | 50.8 | –7.6 | 8 | 12 |
| | Labor | 134,694 | 38.9 | –2.6 | 4 | 10 |
| | Country | 20,030 | 5.8 | * | 3 | 8 |
| | Communist | 8,369 | 2.4 | +2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Liberal | 3,579 | 1.0 | +1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Conservative | 1,749 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 1,847 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 346,319 | | | 15 | 30 |
This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1965 Western Australian state election.

## Results by Electoral province
### Central

1965 Western Australian state election: Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Norm Baxter | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Lower Central

1965 Western Australian state election: Lower Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Thomas Perry | 10,650 | 74.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Bill Stretch | 3,579 | 25.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,229 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 747 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,976 | 92.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Lower North

1965 Western Australian state election: Lower North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | George Brand | 3,158 | 52.3 |
| | Labor | David Dellar | 2,879 | 47.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,037 | 95.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,320 | 86.3 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Lower West

1965 Western Australian state election: Lower West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Neil McNeill | 9,565 | 59.4 |
| | Labor | Fred Crockenberg | 6,539 | 40.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,104 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 691 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,793 | 93.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Metropolitan

1965 Western Australian state election: Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | James Hislop | 37,487 | 81.7 |
| | Communist | Annette Aarons | 8,369 | 18.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,856 | 93.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,192 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,048 | 90.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### North

1965 Western Australian state election: North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Wise | 2,533 | 69.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Francis Cameron | 1,120 | 30.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,653 | 94.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,873 | 79.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### North Metropolitan

1965 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Griffith | 25,104 | 54.4 |
| | Labor | Ron Bertram | 19,327 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Simpson | 1,749 | 3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,180 | 96.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,733 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,913 | 93.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### North-East Metropolitan

1965 Western Australian state election: North-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ruby Hutchison | 29,369 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Douglas Klem | 23,364 | 44.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,733 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,721 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,454 | 92.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South

1965 Western Australian state election: South Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Edward House | 9,380 | 56.6 |
| | Labor | Robin Faulkner | 5,337 | 32.2 |
| | Independent | Francis Gomm | 1,847 | 11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,564 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,004 | 93.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### South Metropolitan

1965 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frederick Lavery | 24,775 | 57.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Lithgo | 18,477 | 42.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,252 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,362 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,614 | 92.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South East

1965 Western Australian state election: South-East Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Garrigan | 7,946 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Cunningham | 6,625 | 45.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,571 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,975 | 90.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South-East Metropolitan

1965 Western Australian state election: South-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Clive Griffiths | 21,124 | 51.5 |
| | Labor | Ethel Douglas | 19,895 | 48.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,019 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,690 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,709 | 92.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### South West

1965 Western Australian state election: South-West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Vic Ferry | 8,952 | 62.5 |
| | Labor | Raymond Halden | 5,368 | 37.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,320 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 485 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,805 | 94.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Upper West

1965 Western Australian state election: Upper West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Jack Heitman | 10,771 | 71.4 |
| | Labor | Oliver Sutherland | 4,307 | 28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,078 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 502 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,580 | 91.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### West

1965 Western Australian state election: West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbey | 10,304 | 61.6 |
| | Labor | Newell Jamieson | 6,419 | 38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,723 | 94.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 963 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,686 | 92.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |