AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,893,586 Votes counted: 739,402 39.0 Informal votes: 21,634 02.9 +01.2 Formal votes: 717,767 97.1 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 166,176 23.2 -06.9 26 -6 Free Trade 225,592 31.4 -01.8 24 -1 Labour 214,673 29.9 +11.6 22 +6 Others 111,320 15.5 3 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 717,767 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats in NSW, five seats in Victoria, one seat in Queensland, five seats in South Australia and two seats in Western Australia were uncontested, lowering turnout in those states, greatly so in South Australia and Western Australia. The national turnout figure is also greatly lowered as a result. Eight Protectionists, four Free Traders, two Labour members and one independent were elected unopposed. The Protectionist vote is therefore substantially understated. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 687,049 Votes counted: 282,514 41.1 Informal votes: 11,005 03.9 +02.0 Formal votes: 271,509 96.1 -02.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 41,702 15.4 -13.7 3 -5 Free Trade 147,252 54.2 +12.7 16 +4 Labour 58,452 21.5 +03.3 7 +1 Others 24,103 08.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 271,509 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Protectionist, two Free Traders and one Labour member were elected unopposed. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 612,472 Votes counted: 262,789 42.9 Informal votes: 4,818 01.8 +01.0 Formal votes: 257,971 98.2 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 106,644 41.3 -05.6 16 -1 Free Trade 55,308 21.4 -02.1 5 +1 Labour 69,516 26.9 +18.2 2 Others 26,503 10.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 257,971 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five Protectionists were elected unopposed. The Protectionist vote is therefore substantially understated. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 227,080 Votes counted: 115,731 51.0 Informal votes: 3,063 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 112,668 97.4 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labour 56,937 50.5 +10.8 6 +2 Others 55,731 49.5 3 -2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 112,668 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There were no Protectionist or Free Trade organisations in Queensland and all non-Labour candidates have been classed as Other. Two of the three non-Labour members elected supported the Deakin Government and are classed in the national table as Protectionists. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 167,775 Votes counted: 20,122 12.0 -29.1 Informal votes: 542 02.7 +02.6 Formal votes: 19,580 97.3 -02.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 3,000 15.3 2 Free Trade 4,802 24.5 2 -2 Labour 11,778 60.2 2 +1 Others - 1 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,580 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Protectionists, two Free Traders and the Speaker (who is classed as an independent) were elected unopposed. Since only two seats were contested, these figures are largely meaningless and no comparisons are given. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 116,942 Votes counted: 21,233 18.2 Informal votes: 1,048 04.9 +03.7 Formal votes: 20,185 95.1 -03.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist - 1 Free Trade 6,678 33.1 - -2 Labour 13,507 66.9 4 +2 Others - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,185 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Protectionist and one Labour member were elected unopposed. Since only three seats were contested, these figures are largely meaningless and no comparisons are given. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 82,268 Votes counted: 37,013 45.0 Informal votes: 1,165 03.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 35,848 96.9 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 14,830 41.4 -02.1 2 +1 Free Trade 11,552 32.2 -23.6 1 -2 Labour 4,483 12.5 1 Others 4,983 13.9 1 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,848 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------