Results of the 1903 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 16 December 1903[1]
House of Representatives
<< 1901–1906 >>

Enrolled voters 1,893,586
Votes cast 739,402 Turnout 39.05 –12.34
Informal votes 18,463 Informal 2.50 +0.81
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Protectionist 210,738 29.23% +1.71% 26 –1
  Free Trade 228,721 31.73% –1.48% 24 –1
  Labour 214,713 29.78% +11.53% 22 +7
  Revenue Tariff 3,546 0.49% +0.49% 1 +1
  Independent 63,218 8.77% –12.24% 2 –6
Total 720,936     75  

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1903 federal election.

New South Wales

1903 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 26 New South Wales seats in the House of Representatives
Registered687,049
Turnout282,514 (41.12%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin
Party Free Trade Labour Protectionist
Last election 12 seats 6 seats 7 seats
Seats won 16 7 3
Seat change Increase4 Increase1 Decrease4
Popular vote 150,381 58,492 41,702
Percentage 54.75% 21.29% 15.18%
Swing Increase13.27 Increase3.13 Decrease11.38

Barrier

1903 Australian federal election: Barrier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josiah Thomas 6,217 82.0 −5.4
Ind. Protectionist John Dunstan 1,367 18.0 +18.0
Total formal votes 7,584 97.7
Informal votes 175 2.3
Turnout 7,759 40.3
Labour hold Swing −5.4

Bland

1903 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,779 55.4 −2.0
Free Trade John Longmuir 3,854 44.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 8,633 96.4
Informal votes 327 3.6
Turnout 8,960 43.0
Labour hold Swing −7.5

Canobolas

1903 Australian federal election: Canobolas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Brown unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cowper

1903 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Henry Lee 7,456 63.0 +29.4
Protectionist Francis Clarke 4,384 37.0 −1.3
Total formal votes 11,840 97.4
Informal votes 328 2.6
Turnout 12,168 47.6
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +15.4

Dalley

1903 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Wilks 12,814 74.9 +24.1
Ind. Protectionist Selina Anderson 3,036 17.7 +17.7
Ind. Protectionist William Burns 1,263 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 17,113 97.4
Informal votes 457 2.6
Turnout 15,570 51.1
Free Trade hold Swing +17.4

Darling

1903 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 3,148 58.2 +13.8
Free Trade Denis Acton 2,263 41.8 +10.8
Total formal votes 5,411 96.9
Informal votes 171 3.1
Turnout 5,582 36.6
Labour hold Swing +1.5

East Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Reid 8,103 61.3 −6.7
Labour Thomas Thrower 4,308 32.6 +32.6
Protectionist Robert Peel 799 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 13,210 97.3
Informal votes 362 2.7
Turnout 13,572 38.8
Free Trade hold Swing −7.9

Eden-Monaro

1903 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Austin Chapman unopposed +
Protectionist hold Swing

Gwydir

1903 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Webster 4,395 53.5 +24.4
Free Trade James Macarthur-Onslow 2,522 30.7 +17.1
Ind. Protectionist Robert Barton 1,302 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 8,219 95.0
Informal votes 431 5.0
Turnout 8,650 38.7
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +24.3

Hume

1903 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir William Lyne 7,113 60.0 +5.9
Free Trade Francis McLean 4,749 40.0 −5.9
Total formal votes 11,862 98.6
Informal votes 166 1.4
Turnout 12,028 54.1
Protectionist hold Swing +5.9

Hunter

1903 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Frank Liddell 7,697 59.3 +59.3
Ind. Protectionist James Waller 4,241 32.7 +32.7
Labour Arthur Rae 1,044 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 12,982 98.1
Informal votes 256 1.9
Turnout 13,238 49.1
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +59.3

Illawarra

1903 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Fuller unopposed
Free Trade hold Swing

Lang

1903 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Elliot Johnson 10,527 50.7 −34.8
Ind. Free Trade William Cullam 5,552 26.7 +26.7
Labour Tom Keegan 3,042 18.4 +8.4
Protectionist Thomas Roseby 1,642 7.9 −10.1
Total formal votes 20,763 97.2
Informal votes 599 2.8
Turnout 21,362 54.9
Free Trade hold Swing −16.3

Macquarie

1903 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 6,410 54.0 +0.1
Protectionist William Sandford 5,450 46.0 −0.1
Total formal votes 11,860 98.6
Informal votes 170 1.4
Turnout 12,030 58.8
Free Trade hold Swing +0.1

Newcastle

1903 Australian federal election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watkins 9,839 62.5 −1.8
Free Trade Richard Bowles 5,899 37.5 +2.6
Total formal votes 15,738 96.0
Informal votes 653 4.0
Turnout 16,391 46.0
Labour hold Swing −2.2

New England

1903 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 6,921 51.9 +7.3
Protectionist William Sawers 6,423 48.1 +2.3
Total formal votes 13,344 96.9
Informal votes 420 3.1
Turnout 13,764 51.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +2.5

North Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Dugald Thomson unopposed
Free Trade hold Swing

Parkes

1903 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Bruce Smith 15,610 73.9 +0.8
Labour Charles Dyer 3,876 18.4 +18.4
Ind. Free Trade Varney Parkes 1,318 6.2 +6.2
Ind. Free Trade Edward Beeby 216 1.0 +1.0
Ind. Free Trade Hampton Slatyer 90 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 21,110 97.6
Informal votes 513 2.4
Turnout 21,623 58.7
Free Trade hold Swing +2.6

Parramatta

1903 Australian federal election: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Joseph Cook 10,097 80.1 +18.8
Ind. Protectionist John Strachan 2,506 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 12,603 95.4
Informal votes 612 4.6
Turnout 13,215 47.1
Free Trade hold Swing +18.8

Richmond

1903 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing 6,096 72.6 +17.3
Free Trade Reginald Atkinson 2,296 27.4 +27.4
Total formal votes 8,392 97.5
Informal votes 214 2.5
Turnout 8,606 45.3
Protectionist hold Swing +17.3

Riverina

1903 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Robert Blackwood 4,341 50.0 +3.5
Protectionist John Chanter 4,336 50.0 −3.5
Total formal votes 8,677 97.6
Informal votes 210 2.4
Turnout 8,887 48.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +3.5

Robertson

1903 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Henry Willis 5,592 63.5 +10.5
Ind. Protectionist William Wall 3,212 36.5 +36.5
Total formal votes 8,804 97.3
Informal votes 245 2.7
Turnout 9,049 40.5
Free Trade hold Swing +10.5

South Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: South Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Edwards 9,662 56.0 +14.6
Labour Edward Riley 7,596 44.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 17,258 97.1
Informal votes 511 2.9
Turnout 17,769 55.9
Free Trade hold Swing +4.3

Wentworth

1903 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Willie Kelly 13,894 71.8 +3.4
Protectionist John Dalley 5,459 28.2 −3.4
Total formal votes 19,353 98.5
Informal votes 286 1.5
Turnout 19,639 62.6
Free Trade hold Swing +3.4

Werriwa

1903 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 6,545 68.7 +16.8
Labour Arthur Barrett 2,976 31.3 +31.3
Total formal votes 9,521 96.7
Informal votes 322 3.3
Turnout 9,843 46.7
Free Trade hold Swing +16.8

West Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 7,272 69.9 −3.7
Free Trade Edward Warren 3,129 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 10,403 96.2
Informal votes 406 3.8
Turnout 10,809 41.9
Labour hold Swing −5.5

Victoria

1903 Australian federal election (Victoria)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 23 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered612,472
Turnout262,789 (42.91%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour
Last election 16 seats 4 seats 2 seats
Seats won 16 5 2
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 106,644 55,308 69,516
Percentage 41.34% 21.44% 26.95%
Swing Decrease3.04 Decrease2.03 Increase18.27

Balaclava

1903 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir George Turner unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Ballaarat

1903 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Bendigo

1903 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir John Quick 6,020 41.9 −58.1
Labour David Smith 5,704 39.7 +39.7
Free Trade Cyril James 2,650 18.4 +18.4
Total formal votes 14,374 99.1
Informal votes 129 0.9
Turnout 14,500 57.3
Protectionist hold Swing −58.1

Bourke

1903 Australian federal election: Bourke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 8,657 42.4 +7.8
Labour Martin Hannah 7,933 38.8 +21.1
Ind. Protectionist Rothwell Grundy 3,841 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 20,431 98.5
Informal votes 314 1.5
Turnout 20,745 59.4
Protectionist hold Swing −2.1

Corangamite

1903 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Gratton Wilson 4,600 35.2 +35.2
Ind. Protectionist Desmond Dunne 4,036 30.8 +30.8
Protectionist Agar Wynne 2,968 22.7 −49.5
Ind. Protectionist John Woods 1,484 11.3 −16.5
Total formal votes 13,088 99.0
Informal votes 138 1.0
Turnout 13,226 55.5
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +35.2

Corinella

1903 Australian federal election: Corinella
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McCay unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Corio

1903 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Richard Crouch 6,951 45.5 +3.7
Free Trade Donald Macdonald 5,623 36.8 +23.4
Labour John Reed 2,709 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 15,283 98.5
Informal votes 225 1.5
Turnout 15,508 60.7
Protectionist hold Swing −4.3

Echuca

1903 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McColl 5,511 63.3 +9.3
Free Trade Henry Williams 3,188 36.7 −9.3
Total formal votes 8,699 97.2
Informal votes 254 2.8
Turnout 8,953 44.3
Protectionist hold Swing +9.3

Flinders

1903 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Gibb 5,194 36.3 −3.6
Protectionist Arthur Nichols 3,917 27.3 −6.7
Labour Arthur Wilson 2,971 20.7 +20.7
Ind. Protectionist Louis Smith 2,242 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 14,324 98.8
Informal votes 177 1.2
Turnout 14,501 52.8
Free Trade hold Swing +1.5

Gippsland

1903 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Allan McLean unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Grampians

1903 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Skene 3,836 36.3 −12.7
Protectionist Archibald Ritchie 3,285 31.1 −5.7
Labour Patrick McGrath 2,735 25.9 +25.9
Independent Labour Albert Andrews 722 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 10,578 97.7
Informal votes 254 2.3
Turnout 10,832 49.8
Free Trade hold Swing −3.5

Indi

1903 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Isaac Isaacs unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Kooyong

1903 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Knox 12,045 52.8 −4.6
Protectionist Robert Barbour 10,768 47.2 +13.7
Total formal votes 22,813 98.4
Informal votes 366 1.6
Turnout 23,179 58.9
Free Trade hold Swing −9.2

Laanecoorie

1903 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Carty Salmon 6,930 74.6 +22.5
Free Trade David Bevan 2,358 25.4 +25.4
Total formal votes 9,288 96.8
Informal votes 311 3.2
Turnout 9,599 48.1
Protectionist hold Swing +22.5

Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 7,756 50.2 −10.6
Labour William Maloney 7,679 49.8 +10.6
Total formal votes 15,435 98.6
Informal votes 219 1.4
Turnout 15,654 58.5
Protectionist hold Swing −10.6

Melbourne Ports

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Samuel Mauger 9,646 55.5 −44.5
Labour James Mathews 7,290 41.9 +41.9
Independent Labour Harry Foran 443 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 17,379 97.8
Informal votes 386 2.2
Turnout 17,765 55.7
Protectionist hold Swing −44.5

Mernda

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,178 53.0 +7.7
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,807 28.8 +28.8
Ind. Protectionist Edward Hodges 1,776 18.2 +18.2
Total formal votes 9,761 98.3
Informal votes 166 1.7
Turnout 9,927 45.2
Protectionist hold Swing +8.3

Moira

1903 Australian federal election: Moira
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 5,385 54.0 −2.2
Free Trade Albert Palmer 4,590 46.0 +2.2
Total formal votes 9,975 98.5
Informal votes 156 1.5
Turnout 10,131 48.3
Protectionist hold Swing −2.2

Northern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Northern Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Henry Higgins 11,595 70.3 +11.3
Labour Samuel Painter 4,897 29.7 +29.7
Total formal votes 16,492 96.4
Informal votes 609 3.6
Turnout 17,101 48.1
Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist Swing +1.3

Southern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Southern Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Ronald 9,057 47.7 +6.8
Ind. Protectionist Charles Monteith 8,282 43.6 +43.6
Ind. Protectionist Ernest Joske 1,066 5.6 +5.6
Ind. Protectionist John Sloss 600 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 19,005 98.0
Informal votes 390 2.0
Turnout 19,395 54.2
Labour hold Swing −4.0

Wannon

1903 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Arthur Robinson 5,323 43.4 −1.4
Labour Thomas White 4,611 37.6 +37.6
Protectionist Patrick Hogan 2,318 18.9 −8.5
Total formal votes 12,252 98.3
Informal votes 215 1.7
Turnout 12,467 54.0
Free Trade hold Swing −5.6

Wimmera

1903 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 3,263 39.0 −10.2
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,094 37.0 −1.0
Ind. Protectionist John Gray 2,011 24.0 +24.0
Total formal votes 8,368 97.8
Informal votes 185 2.2
Turnout 8,553 51.2
Protectionist hold Swing −4.6

Yarra

1903 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,930 68.2 +35.1
Protectionist William Wilson 6,496 31.8 +3.2
Total formal votes 20,426 98.4
Informal votes 327 1.6
Turnout 20,753 55.8
Labour hold Swing +15.9

Queensland

1903 Australian federal election (Queensland)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 9 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
Registered227,080
Turnout115,731 (50.96%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin
Party Labour Liberal
Last election 4 seats —
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Increase2 Increase2
Popular vote 56,937 44,562
Percentage 50.53% 39.55%
Swing Increase10.81 —

Brisbane

1903 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Millice Culpin 8,019 46.8 +15.1
  Liberal William Morse 7,321 42.7 −4.1
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 1,799 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 17,139 98.1
Informal votes 327 1.9
Turnout 17,466 51.2
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +9.7

Capricornia

1903 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Thomson 6,065 49.6 +0.6
  Liberal George Curtis 3,725 30.5 +30.5
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Ryan 2,435 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 12,225 97.2
Informal votes 358 2.8
Turnout 12,583 58.2
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade Swing +8.6

Darling Downs

1903 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Littleton Groom unopposed
  Liberal hold Swing

Herbert

1903 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bamford 8,965 57.8 +6.2
  Liberal William White 6,549 42.2 -6.2
Total formal votes 15,514 95.5
Informal votes 727 4.5
Turnout 16,241 63.2
Labour hold Swing +6.2

Kennedy

1903 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 8,031 69.7 +6.8
  Liberal Frederick Johnson 3,493 30.3 -6.8
Total formal votes 11,524 96.5
Informal votes 423 3.5
Turnout 11,947 60.6
Labour hold Swing +6.8

Maranoa

1903 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Page 7,173 75.0 +21.7
  Liberal Daniel Leahy 2,390 25.0 -21.7
Total formal votes 9,563 97.2
Informal votes 9,843 58.4
Turnout 9,843 58.4
Labour hold Swing +21.7

Moreton

1903 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 6,941 55.8 +16.4
  Liberal George Harrison 5,508 44.2 +12.0
Total formal votes 12,449 98.3
Informal votes 214 1.7
Turnout 12,663 46.4
Independent Labour hold Swing +2.2

Oxley

1903 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Richard Edwards 8,846 52.3 -0.9
Labour William Reinhold 8,062 47.7 +0.9
Total formal votes 16,908 97.8
Informal votes 382 2.2
Turnout 17,290 55.2
  Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Wide Bay

1903 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 10,622 61.2 +5.8
  Liberal George Stupart 6,730 38.8 -5.8
Total formal votes 17,352 98.0
Informal votes 346 2.0
Turnout 17,698 67.3
Labour hold Swing +5.8

South Australia

1903 Australian federal election (South Australia)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 7 South Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered167,775
Turnout20,122 (11.99%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chris Watson George Reid Alfred Deakin
Party Labour Free Trade Protectionist
Last election 1 seat 4 seats 2 seats
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 11,778 4,802 3,000
Percentage 60.15% 24.53% 15.32%
Swing Increase44.26 Decrease25.68 Decrease18.08

Adelaide

1903 Australian federal election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Charles Kingston unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Angas

1903 Australian federal election: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Paddy Glynn unopposed
Free Trade win (new seat)

Barker

1903 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Langdon Bonython unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Boothby

1903 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Batchelor 5,775 54.6 +54.6
Free Trade Vaiben Louis Solomon 4,802 45.4 +45.4
Total formal votes 10,577 97.5
Informal votes 276 2.5
Turnout 10,853 43.1
Labour win (new seat)

Grey

1903 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alexander Poynton unopposed
Free Trade win (new seat)

Hindmarsh

1903 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Hutchison 6,003 66.7 +66.7
Protectionist James Shaw 3,000 33.3 +33.3
Total formal votes 9,003 97.1
Informal votes 266 2.9
Turnout 9,269 37.9
Labour win (new seat)

Wakefield

1903 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir Frederick Holder unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Western Australia

1903 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 5 Western Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered116,942
Turnout21,233 (18.16%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin George Reid
Party Labour Protectionist Free Trade
Last election 2 seats 1 seat 2 seats
Seats won 4 1 0
Seat change Increase2 Steady Decrease2
Popular vote 13,507 N/A 6,678
Percentage 66.92% N/A 33.08%
Swing Increase33.44 — Decrease11.08

Coolgardie

1903 Australian federal election: Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Fremantle

1903 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Carpenter 3,439 61.3 +25.1
Free Trade Elias Solomon 2,174 38.7 −18.0
Total formal votes 5,613 93.2
Informal votes 408 6.8
Turnout 6,021 30.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +21.6

Kalgoorlie

1903 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 5,820 66.6 +66.6
Free Trade John Kirwan 2,913 33.4 −30.7
Total formal votes 8,733 96.8
Informal votes 286 3.2
Turnout 9,019 38.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +30.7

Perth

1903 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Fowler 4,248 72.8 +13.7
Free Trade Harry Venn 1,591 27.2 +27.2
Total formal votes 5,839 94.3
Informal votes 354 5.7
Turnout 6,193 22.8
Labour hold Swing +13.7

Swan

1903 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir John Forrest unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Tasmania

1903 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
← 1901 16 December 1903 1906 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered82,268
Turnout37,013 (44.99%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour
Last election 1 seat 3 seats —
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2 Increase1
Popular vote 14,830 11,552 4,483
Percentage 41.37% 32.22% 12.51%
Swing Increase19.74 Decrease23.53 —
  Fourth party
 
Leader William McWilliams
Party Revenue Tariff
Last election —
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 3,546
Percentage 9.89%
Swing —

Bass

1903 Australian federal election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist David Storrer 4,092 56.7 +56.7
Free Trade William Hartnoll 3,124 43.3 +43.3
Total formal votes 7,216 97.6
Informal votes 181 2.4
Turnout 7,398 42.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

Darwin

1903 Australian federal election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour King O'Malley 4,483 50.4 +50.4
Protectionist James Brickhill 4,354 49.0 +49.0
Independent James Gaffney 53 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 8,890 99.3
Informal votes 458 4.9
Turnout 9,348 58.0
Labour win (new seat)

Denison

1903 Australian federal election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Philip Fysh 3,661 43.8 +43.8
Free Trade Norman Cameron 3,630 43.4 +43.4
Independent Andrew Kirk 1,064 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 8,355 97.0
Informal votes 255 3.0
Turnout 8,610 51.8
Protectionist win (new seat)

Franklin

1903 Australian federal election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Revenue Tariff William McWilliams 1,986 37.1 +37.1
Free Trade Russell Macnaghten 1,485 27.8 +27.8
Revenue Tariff William Clifford 785 14.7 +14.7
Revenue Tariff Henry Tinning 775 14.5 +14.5
Independent Wentworth Hardy 320 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 5,351 97.1
Informal votes 162 2.9
Turnout 5,513 33.9
Revenue Tariff win (new seat)

Wilmot

1903 Australian federal election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir Edward Braddon 3,313 54.9 +54.9
Protectionist John Cheek 2,723 45.1 +45.1
Total formal votes 6,036 98.9
Informal votes 108 1.8
Turnout 6,144 39.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Details of Australian election results, 1903". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2017.