AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,109,562 Votes counted: 1,001,593 47.5 Informal votes: 49,919 05.0 +02.1 Formal votes: 951,674 95.0 -02.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 148,036 15.6 -07.6 16 -10 Anti-Socialist 347,846 36.6 +05.2 26 +2 Labour 352,693 37.1 +07.2 26 +4 Others 103,099 10.8 7 +4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 951,674 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats in NSW, four seats in South Australia, one seat in Western Australia and one seat in Tasmania were uncontested, lowering turnout in those states, greatly so in South Australia and Western Australia. The national turnout figure is also lowered as a result. One Protectionist, three Anti-Socialists and three Labour members were elected unopposed. The Anti-Socialist vote is compared with the Free Trade vote in 1903. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 737,599 Votes counted: 370,417 50.2 Informal votes: 24,755 06.7 +02.8 Formal votes: 345,662 93.3 -02.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 34,700 10.0 -05.4 5 +2 Anti-Socialist 172,594 49.9 -04.3 11 -5 Labour 133,081 38.5 +17.0 11 +4 Others 5,287 01.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 345,662 27 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Anti-Socialists were elected unopposed. The Anti-Socialist vote is therefore understated. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 672,054 Votes counted: 381,265 56.7 Informal votes: 14,520 03.8 +02.0 Formal votes: 366,745 96.2 -02.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 107,510 29.3 -12.0 8 -8 Anti-Socialist 89,203 24.3 +02.9 6 +1 Labour 111,626 30.4 +03.5 4 +2 Others 58,395 16.0 4 +4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 366,745 22 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four independent Protectionist members are classed as Other. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 271,109 Votes counted: 124,482 45.9 Informal votes: 5,212 04.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 119,270 95.8 -01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anti-Socialist 56,608 47.5 4 +4 Labour 55,222 46.3 -04.2 4 -2 Others 7,440 06.2 1 -2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 119,270 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There were was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Votes cast for the Protectionist member for Darling Downs are classed as Other. He is classed as a Protectionist in the national table. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 193,118 Votes counted: 32,519 16.8 Informal votes: 1,622 05.0 +02.4 Formal votes: 30,897 95.0 -02.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 12,080 33.8 1 -1 Anti-Socialist 11,845 38.3 3 Labour 6,972 22.6 3 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,897 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Labour members and one Protectionist were elected unopposed. Since only three seats were contested, the statewide figures are largely meaningless and no comparisons are given. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 145,473 Votes counted: 52,716 36.2 Informal votes: 2,228 04.2 +01.5 Formal votes: 50,488 95.8 -01.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labour 28,334 56.1 3 -1 Others 22,154 43.9 2 +2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,488 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidates of Forrest's Western Australian Party are classed as Other. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 90,209 Votes counted: 40,194 44.6 Informal votes: 1,582 03.9 +00.8 Formal votes: 38,612 96.1 -00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protectionist 5,826 15.1 -26.3 1 -1 Anti-Socialist 17,350 44.9 3 +2 Labour 12,585 32.6 +20.1 1 Others 2,851 07.4 - -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,612 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Anti-Socialist member was elected unopposed. The Anti-Socialist vote is therefore understated.