1904 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 28 June 1904 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly.

1904 Western Australian state election

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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Robert Hastie Walter James Party Labour Ministerialist Leader since 10 May 1901 1 July 1902 Leader's seat Kanowna East Perth Last election 6 seats 19 seats Seats won 22 seats 18 seats Seat change 16 1 Percentage 42.57% 36.69% Swing 16.70 16.46
Premier before election Walter James Ministerialist Elected Premier Walter James Ministerialist

The election resulted in a hung parliament. The Labour Party, led by Robert Hastie, won 22 seats, while the governing Ministerialists won 18 seats, and independents won 10 seats. Walter James, who had been premier since July 1902, initially continued on in the role after the election. The Labour Party elected a new leader, Henry Daglish, on 8 July.^[1] Daglish successfully moved a motion of no confidence on 2 August, and after James's resignation became premier on 10 August. He was Western Australia's first premier from the Labour Party.

Results

Main article: Results of the Western Australian state election, 1904

Western Australian state election, 1904[2] Legislative Assembly
Enrolled voters		163,826[1]
Votes cast		66,054		Turnout	48.28%
Informal votes		731		Informal	1.09%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labour	28,122	42.57%	+16.70	22	+16
	Ministerialist	24,234	36.69%	+16.46	18	–1
	Independent	12,810	19.39%	+5.99	10	+5
	Independent Labour	888	1.34%	+1.34	0	±0
Total		66,054			50

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905

Notes

¹ The total number of enrolled voters was 163,826, of whom 25,511 were registered in ten uncontested seats. Five of the uncontested seats were won by Labour, three by Ministerialists, and two by independents.

References

1. "CAUCUS MEETING OF THE LABOUR PARTY.", The West Australian, 9 July 1904.
2. Australian Politics and Elections Database, University of Western Australia.