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

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Australian federal election, 16 December 1903 [1]
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Enrolled voters1,893,586
Votes cast739,402 Turnout 39.05–12.34
Informal votes18,463Informal2.50+0.81
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Protectionist 210,73829.23%+1.71%26–1
  Free Trade 228,72131.73%–1.48%24–1
  Labour 214,71329.78%+11.53%22+7
  Revenue Tariff 3,5460.49%+0.49%1+1
  Independent 63,2188.77%–12.24%2–6
Total720,936  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)
Flag of New South Wales.svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 26 New South Wales seats in the House of Representatives
Registered687,049
Turnout282,514 (41.12%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  George Reid crop.jpg ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg Alfred Deakin crop.jpg
Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin
Party Free Trade Labour Protectionist
Last election12 seats6 seats7 seats
Seats won1673
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote150,38158,49241,702
Percentage54.75%21.29%15.18%
SwingIncrease2.svg13.27Increase2.svg3.13Decrease2.svg11.38

Barrier

1903 Australian federal election: Barrier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josiah Thomas 6,21782.0−5.4
Ind. Protectionist John Dunstan1,36718.0+18.0
Total formal votes7,58497.7
Informal votes1752.3
Turnout 7,75940.3
Labour hold Swing −5.4

Bland

1903 Australian federal election: Bland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,77955.4−2.0
Free Trade John Longmuir3,85444.6+33.6
Total formal votes8,63396.4
Informal votes3273.6
Turnout 8,96043.0
Labour hold Swing −7.5

Canobolas

1903 Australian federal election: Canobolas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Brown unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cowper

1903 Australian federal election: Cowper
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Henry Lee 7,45663.0+29.4
Protectionist Francis Clarke 4,38437.0−1.3
Total formal votes11,84097.4
Informal votes3282.6
Turnout 12,16847.6
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +15.4

Dalley

1903 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Wilks 12,81474.9+24.1
Ind. Protectionist Selina Anderson 3,03617.7+17.7
Ind. Protectionist William Burns1,2637.4+7.4
Total formal votes17,11397.4
Informal votes4572.6
Turnout 15,57051.1
Free Trade hold Swing +17.4

Darling

1903 Australian federal election: Darling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Spence 3,14858.2+13.8
Free Trade Denis Acton2,26341.8+10.8
Total formal votes5,41196.9
Informal votes1713.1
Turnout 5,58236.6
Labour hold Swing +1.5

East Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: East Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Reid 8,10361.3-6.7
Labour Thomas Thrower 4,30832.6+32.6
Protectionist Robert Peel7996.1+6.1
Total formal votes13,21097.3
Informal votes3622.7
Turnout 13,57238.8
Free Trade hold Swing -7.9

Eden-Monaro

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

Gwydir

1903 Australian federal election: Gwydir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Webster 4,39553.5+24.4
Free Trade James Macarthur-Onslow 2,52230.7+17.1
Ind. Protectionist Robert Barton1,30215.8+15.8
Total formal votes8,21995.0
Informal votes4315.0
Turnout 8,65038.7
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +24.3

Hume

1903 Australian federal election: Hume
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir William Lyne 7,11360.0+5.9
Free Trade Francis McLean 4,74940.0−5.9
Total formal votes11,86298.6
Informal votes1661.4
Turnout 12,02854.1
Protectionist hold Swing +5.9

Hunter

1903 Australian federal election: Hunter
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Frank Liddell 7,69759.3+59.3
Ind. Protectionist James Waller4,24132.7+32.7
Labour Arthur Rae 1,0448.0+8.0
Total formal votes12,98298.1
Informal votes2561.9
Turnout 13,23849.1
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +59.3

Illawarra

1903 Australian federal election: Illawarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Fuller unopposed
Free Trade hold Swing

Lang

1903 Australian federal election: Lang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Elliot Johnson 10,52750.7-34.8
Ind. Free Trade William Cullam5,55226.7+26.7
Labour Tom Keegan 3,04218.4+8.4
Protectionist Thomas Roseby 1,6427.9-10.1
Total formal votes20,76397.2
Informal votes5992.8
Turnout 21,36254.9
Free Trade hold Swing -16.3

Macquarie

1903 Australian federal election: Macquarie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 6,41054.0+0.1
Protectionist William Sandford 5,45046.0-0.1
Total formal votes11,86098.6
Informal votes1701.4
Turnout 12,03058.8
Free Trade hold Swing +0.1

Newcastle

1903 Australian federal election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 9,83962.5-1.8
Free Trade Richard Bowles5,89937.5+2.6
Total formal votes15,73896.0
Informal votes6534.0
Turnout 16,39146.0
Labour hold Swing -2.2

New England

1903 Australian federal election: New England
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 6,92151.9+7.3
Protectionist William Sawers 6,42348.1+2.3
Total formal votes13,34496.9
Informal votes4203.1
Turnout 13,76451.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +2.5

North Sydney

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

Parkes

1903 Australian federal election: Parkes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Bruce Smith 15,61073.9+0.8
Labour Charles Dyer3,87618.4+18.4
Ind. Free Trade Varney Parkes 1,3186.2+6.2
Ind. Free Trade Edward Beeby2161.0+1.0
Ind. Free Trade Hampton Slatyer900.4+0.4
Total formal votes21,11097.6
Informal votes5132.4
Turnout 21,62358.7
Free Trade hold Swing +2.6

Parramatta

1903 Australian federal election: Parramatta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Cook 10,09780.1+18.8
Ind. Protectionist John Strachan 2,50619.9+19.9
Total formal votes12,60395.4
Informal votes6124.6
Turnout 13,21547.1
Free Trade hold Swing +18.8

Richmond

1903 Australian federal election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing 6,09672.6+17.3
Free Trade Reginald Atkinson2,29627.4+27.4
Total formal votes8,39297.5
Informal votes2142.5
Turnout 8,60645.3
Protectionist hold Swing +17.3

Riverina

1903 Australian federal election: Riverina
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Robert Blackwood 4,34150.0+3.5
Protectionist John Chanter 4,33650.0-3.5
Total formal votes8,67797.6
Informal votes2102.4
Turnout 8,88748.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +3.5

Robertson

1903 Australian federal election: Robertson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Henry Willis 5,59263.5+10.5
Ind. Protectionist William Wall 3,21236.5+36.5
Total formal votes8,80497.3
Informal votes2452.7
Turnout 9,04940.5
Free Trade hold Swing +10.5

South Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: South Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Edwards 9,66256.0+14.6
Labour Edward Riley 7,59644.0+6.0
Total formal votes17,25897.1
Informal votes5112.9
Turnout 17,76955.9
Free Trade hold Swing +4.3

Wentworth

1903 Australian federal election: Wentworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Willie Kelly 13,89471.8+3.4
Protectionist John Dalley 5,45928.2-3.4
Total formal votes19,35398.5
Informal votes2861.5
Turnout 19,63962.6
Free Trade hold Swing +3.4

Werriwa

1903 Australian federal election: Werriwa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 6,54568.7+16.8
Labour Arthur Barrett2,97631.3+31.3
Total formal votes9,52196.7
Informal votes3223.3
Turnout 9,84346.7
Free Trade hold Swing +16.8

West Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Billy Hughes 7,27269.9-3.7
Free Trade Edward Warren3,12930.1+30.1
Total formal votes10,40396.2
Informal votes4063.8
Turnout 10,80941.9
Labour hold Swing -5.5

Victoria

1903 Australian federal election (Victoria)
Flag of Victoria (1901-1952).svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 23 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered612,472
Turnout262,789 (42.91%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Alfred Deakin crop.jpg George Reid crop.jpg ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg
LeaderAlfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour
Last election16 seats4 seats2 seats
Seats won1652
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote106,64455,30869,516
Percentage41.34%21.44%26.95%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.04Decrease2.svg2.03Increase2.svg18.27

Balaclava

1903 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir George Turner unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Ballaarat

1903 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Bendigo

1903 Australian federal election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir John Quick 6,02041.9−58.1
Labour David Smith 5,70439.7+39.7
Free Trade Cyril James2,65018.4+18.4
Total formal votes14,37499.1
Informal votes1290.9
Turnout 14,50057.3
Protectionist hold Swing −58.1

Bourke

1903 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 8,65742.4+7.8
Labour Martin Hannah 7,93338.8+21.1
Ind. Protectionist Rothwell Grundy3,84118.8+18.8
Total formal votes20,43198.5
Informal votes3141.5
Turnout 20,74559.4
Protectionist hold Swing −2.1

Corangamite

1903 Australian federal election: Corangamite
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Gratton Wilson 4,60035.2+35.2
Ind. Protectionist Desmond Dunne4,03630.8+30.8
Protectionist Agar Wynne 2,96822.7−49.5
Ind. Protectionist John Woods1,48411.3−16.5
Total formal votes13,08899.0
Informal votes1381.0
Turnout 13,22655.5
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +35.2

Corinella

1903 Australian federal election: Corinella
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James McCay unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Corio

1903 Australian federal election: Corio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Richard Crouch 6,95145.5+3.7
Free Trade Donald Macdonald5,62336.8+23.4
Labour John Reed2,70917.7+17.7
Total formal votes15,28398.5
Informal votes2251.5
Turnout 15,50860.7
Protectionist hold Swing −4.3

Echuca

1903 Australian federal election: Echuca
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James McColl 5,51163.3+9.3
Free Trade Henry Williams 3,18836.7-9.3
Total formal votes8,69997.2
Informal votes2542.8
Turnout 8,95344.3
Protectionist hold Swing +9.3

Flinders

1903 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Gibb 5,19436.3-3.6
Protectionist Arthur Nichols 3,91727.3-6.7
Labour Arthur Wilson 2,97120.7+20.7
Ind. Protectionist Louis Smith 2,24215.7+15.7
Total formal votes14,32498.8
Informal votes1771.2
Turnout 14,50152.8
Free Trade hold Swing +1.5

Gippsland

1903 Australian federal election: Gippsland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Allan McLean unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Grampians

1903 Australian federal election: Grampians
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Skene 3,83636.3-12.7
Protectionist Archibald Ritchie3,28531.1-5.7
Labour Patrick McGrath2,73525.9+25.9
Independent Labour Albert Andrews7226.9+6.9
Total formal votes10,57897.7
Informal votes2542.3
Turnout 10,83249.8
Free Trade hold Swing -3.5

Indi

1903 Australian federal election: Indi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Isaac Isaacs unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Kooyong

1903 Australian federal election: Kooyong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Knox 12,04552.8−4.6
Protectionist Robert Barbour 10,76847.2+13.7
Total formal votes22,81398.4
Informal votes3661.6
Turnout 23,17958.9
Free Trade hold Swing −9.2

Laanecoorie

1903 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Carty Salmon 6,93074.6+22.5
Free Trade David Bevan 2,35825.4+25.4
Total formal votes9,28896.8
Informal votes3113.2
Turnout 9,59948.1
Protectionist hold Swing +22.5

Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 7,75650.2-10.6
Labour William Maloney 7,67949.8+10.6
Total formal votes15,43598.6
Informal votes2191.4
Turnout 15,65458.5
Protectionist hold Swing -10.6

Melbourne Ports

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Samuel Mauger 9,64655.5-44.5
Labour James Mathews 7,29041.9+41.9
Independent Labour Harry Foran 4432.5+2.5
Total formal votes17,37997.8
Informal votes3862.2
Turnout 17,76555.7
Protectionist hold Swing -44.5

Mernda

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,17853.0+7.7
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,80728.8+28.8
Ind. Protectionist Edward Hodges1,77618.2+18.2
Total formal votes9,76198.3
Informal votes1661.7
Turnout 9,92745.2
Protectionist hold Swing +8.3

Moira

1903 Australian federal election: Moira
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 5,38554.0-2.2
Free Trade Albert Palmer 4,59046.0+2.2
Total formal votes9,97598.5
Informal votes1561.5
Turnout 10,13148.3
Protectionist hold Swing -2.2

Northern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Northern Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Higgins 11,59570.3+11.3
Labour Samuel Painter4,89729.7+29.7
Total formal votes16,49296.4
Informal votes6093.6
Turnout 17,10148.1
Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist Swing +1.3

Southern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Southern Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Ronald 9,05747.7+6.8
Ind. Protectionist Charles Monteith8,28243.6+43.6
Ind. Protectionist Ernest Joske1,0665.6+5.6
Ind. Protectionist John Sloss6003.2+3.2
Total formal votes19,00598.0
Informal votes3902.0
Turnout 19,39554.2
Labour hold Swing -4.0

Wannon

1903 Australian federal election: Wannon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Arthur Robinson 5,32343.4-1.4
Labour Thomas White4,61137.6+37.6
Protectionist Patrick Hogan2,31818.9-8.5
Total formal votes12,25298.3
Informal votes2151.7
Turnout 12,46754.0
Free Trade hold Swing -5.6

Wimmera

1903 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 3,26339.0-10.2
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,09437.0-1.0
Ind. Protectionist John Gray 2,01124.0+24.0
Total formal votes8,36897.8
Informal votes1852.2
Turnout 8,55351.2
Protectionist hold Swing -4.6

Yarra

1903 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,93068.2+35.1
Protectionist William Wilson6,49631.8+3.2
Total formal votes20,42698.4
Informal votes3271.6
Turnout 20,75355.8
Labour hold Swing +15.9

Queensland

1903 Australian federal election (Queensland)
Flag of Queensland (1901-1963).svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 9 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
Registered227,080
Turnout115,731 (50.96%)
 First partySecond party
  ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg Alfred Deakin crop.jpg
Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin
Party Labour Liberal
Last election4 seats
Seats won62
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote56,93744,562
Percentage50.53%39.55%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.81

Brisbane

1903 Australian federal election: Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Millice Culpin 8,01946.8+15.1
  Liberal William Morse7,32142.7−4.1
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 1,79910.5+10.5
Total formal votes17,13998.1
Informal votes3271.9
Turnout 17,46651.2
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +9.7

Capricornia

1903 Australian federal election: Capricornia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Thomson 6,06549.6+0.6
  Liberal George Curtis 3,72530.5+30.5
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Ryan 2,43519.9+19.9
Total formal votes12,22597.2
Informal votes3582.8
Turnout 12,58358.2
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade Swing +8.6

Darling Downs

1903 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Littleton Groom unopposed
  Liberal hold Swing

Herbert

1903 Australian federal election: Herbert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Bamford 8,96557.8+6.2
  Liberal William White6,54942.2-6.2
Total formal votes15,51495.5
Informal votes7274.5
Turnout 16,24163.2
Labour hold Swing +6.2

Kennedy

1903 Australian federal election: Kennedy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles McDonald 8,03169.7+6.8
  Liberal Frederick Johnson3,49330.3-6.8
Total formal votes11,52496.5
Informal votes4233.5
Turnout 11,94760.6
Labour hold Swing +6.8

Maranoa

1903 Australian federal election: Maranoa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Page 7,17375.0+21.7
  Liberal Daniel Leahy2,39025.0-21.7
Total formal votes9,56397.2
Informal votes9,84358.4
Turnout 9,84358.4
Labour hold Swing +21.7

Moreton

1903 Australian federal election: Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 6,94155.8+16.4
  Liberal George Harrison5,50844.2+12.0
Total formal votes12,44998.3
Informal votes2141.7
Turnout 12,66346.4
Independent Labour hold Swing +2.2

Oxley

1903 Australian federal election: Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Richard Edwards 8,84652.3-0.9
Labour William Reinhold 8,06247.7+0.9
Total formal votes16,90897.8
Informal votes3822.2
Turnout 17,29055.2
  Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Wide Bay

1903 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 10,62261.2+5.8
  Liberal George Stupart6,73038.8-5.8
Total formal votes17,35298.0
Informal votes3462.0
Turnout 17,69867.3
Labour hold Swing +5.8

South Australia

1903 Australian federal election (South Australia)
Flag of South Australia (1876-1904).svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 7 South Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered167,775
Turnout20,122 (11.99%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg George Reid crop.jpg Alfred Deakin crop.jpg
Leader Chris Watson George Reid Alfred Deakin
Party Labour Free Trade Protectionist
Last election1 seat4 seats2 seats
Seats won222
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,7784,8023,000
Percentage60.15%24.53%15.32%
SwingIncrease2.svg44.26Decrease2.svg25.68Decrease2.svg18.08

Adelaide

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

Angas

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

Barker

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

Boothby

1903 Australian federal election: Boothby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Batchelor 5,77554.6+54.6
Free Trade Vaiben Louis Solomon 4,80245.4+45.4
Total formal votes10,57797.5
Informal votes2762.5
Turnout 10,85343.1
Labour win(new seat)

Grey

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

Hindmarsh

1903 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hutchison 6,00366.7+66.7
Protectionist James Shaw 3,00033.3+33.3
Total formal votes9,00397.1
Informal votes2662.9
Turnout 9,26937.9
Labour win(new seat)

Wakefield

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

Western Australia

1903 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
Flag of Western Australia (1870-1953).svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 5 Western Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered116,942
Turnout21,233 (18.16%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg Alfred Deakin crop.jpg George Reid crop.jpg
Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin George Reid
Party Labour Protectionist Free Trade
Last election2 seats1 seat2 seats
Seats won410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote13,507N/A6,678
Percentage66.92%N/A33.08%
SwingIncrease2.svg33.44Decrease2.svg11.08

Coolgardie

1903 Australian federal election: Coolgardie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Fremantle

1903 Australian federal election: Fremantle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Carpenter 3,43961.3+25.1
Free Trade Elias Solomon 2,17438.7-18.0
Total formal votes5,61393.2
Informal votes4086.8
Turnout 6,02130.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +21.6

Kalgoorlie

1903 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 5,82066.6+66.6
Free Trade John Kirwan 2,91333.4-30.7
Total formal votes8,73396.8
Informal votes2863.2
Turnout 9,01938.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +30.7

Perth

1903 Australian federal election: Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Fowler 4,24872.8+13.7
Free Trade Harry Venn 1,59127.2+27.2
Total formal votes5,83994.3
Informal votes3545.7
Turnout 6,19322.8
Labour hold Swing +13.7

Swan

1903 Australian federal election: Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir John Forrest unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

Tasmania

1903 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
Flag of Tasmania.svg
  1901 16 December 1903 1906  

All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered82,268
Turnout37,013 (44.99%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Alfred Deakin crop.jpg George Reid crop.jpg ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg
Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour
Last election1 seat3 seats
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,83011,5524,483
Percentage41.37%32.22%12.51%
SwingIncrease2.svg19.74Decrease2.svg23.53

 Fourth party
  WMcWilliams.JPG
Leader William McWilliams
Party Revenue Tariff
Last election
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,546
Percentage9.89%
Swing

Bass

1903 Australian federal election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist David Storrer 4,09256.7+56.7
Free Trade William Hartnoll 3,12443.3+43.3
Total formal votes7,21697.6
Informal votes1812.4
Turnout 7,39842.1
Protectionist win(new seat)

Darwin

1903 Australian federal election: Darwin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour King O'Malley 4,48350.4+50.4
Protectionist James Brickhill4,35449.0+49.0
Independent James Gaffney 530.6+0.6
Total formal votes8,89099.3
Informal votes4584.9
Turnout 9,34858.0
Labour win(new seat)

Denison

1903 Australian federal election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir Philip Fysh 3,66143.8+43.8
Free Trade Norman Cameron 3,63043.4+43.4
Independent Andrew Kirk1,06412.7+12.7
Total formal votes8,35597.0
Informal votes2553.0
Turnout 8,61051.8
Protectionist win(new seat)

Franklin

1903 Australian federal election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Revenue Tariff William McWilliams 1,98637.1+37.1
Free Trade Russell Macnaghten1,48527.8+27.8
Revenue Tariff William Clifford78514.7+14.7
Revenue Tariff Henry Tinning77514.5+14.5
Independent Wentworth Hardy3206.0+6.0
Total formal votes5,35197.1
Informal votes1622.9
Turnout 5,51333.9
Revenue Tariff win(new seat)

Wilmot

1903 Australian federal election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Edward Braddon 3,31354.9+54.9
Protectionist John Cheek 2,72345.1+45.1
Total formal votes6,03698.9
Informal votes1081.8
Turnout 6,14439.1
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

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