1908 Western Australian state election

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1908 Western Australian state election
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  1905 11 September –
23 October 1908
1911  

All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
 First partySecond party
  Newton Moore (1870-1936).jpeg Thomas Bath.jpg
Leader Newton Moore Thomas Bath
Party Ministerialist Labour
Leader since7 May 190622 November 1905
Leader's seat Bunbury Brown Hill
Last election33 seats14 seats
Seats won28 seats22 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg8
Percentage61.62%37.80%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.78Increase2.svg2.73

Premier before election

Newton Moore
Ministerialist

Elected Premier

Newton Moore
Ministerialist

Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia in late 1908 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly. The main polling day was 11 September, although five remote electorates went to the polls at later dates.

Contents

The governing Ministerialists (led by the premier, Newton Moore) lost five seats, but retained a majority government. The Labour Party, led by Thomas Bath, gained eight seats for a total of 22, equalling their record set at the 1904 election. For the first time, no independents were elected.

Key dates

Electoral system

Members were elected through instant-runoff voting, which at the time was called alternative voting.

Results

Western Australian state election, 1908 [1]
Legislative Assembly

Enrolled voters135,979 [1]
Votes cast75,855 Turnout 66.49%+14.63
Informal votes926Informal1.22%+0.21
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Ministerialist 46,16961.62%+7.7828–5
  Labour 28,32537.80%+2.7322+8
  Independent Labour 4350.58%–3.550–1
Total74,929  50 

See also

Notes

1 The total number of enrolled voters was 135,979, of whom 21,898 were registered in nine uncontested seats. Four of the uncontested seats were won by Ministerialists and five by Labour.

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References

  1. Australian Politics and Elections Database, University of Western Australia.