Results of the 1905 Western Australian state election

This is a list of the results of the 1905 state election in Western Australia, listed by electoral district.

Results by electoral district

Albany

1905 Western Australian state election: Albany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Edward Barnett	674	55.1	+55.1
	Ministerialist	Charles Keyser	550	44.9	–6.5
Total formal votes			1,224	99.1	+2.2
Informal votes			11	0.9	–2.2
Turnout			1,241	45.8	+1.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Balcatta

1905 Western Australian state election: Balcatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Veryard	768	55.4	+38.9
	Labour	Frederick Gill	619	44.6	–11.9
Total formal votes			1,387	99.4	+0.9
Informal votes			8	0.6	–0.9
Turnout			1,395	57.7	+7.5
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+38.9

Beverley

1905 Western Australian state election: Beverley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Edmund Smith	325	44.3	+44.3
	Ministerialist	George Ricks	183	25.0	+25.0
	Ministerialist	Francis McDonald	179	24.4	+24.4
	Ministerialist	Hugh Edmiston	46	6.3	–40.3
Total formal votes			733	99.3	–0.1
Informal votes			5	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			738	51.5	+4.4
	Ministerialist gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Boulder

1905 Western Australian state election: Boulder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Collier	872	46.8	+8.3
	Ministerialist	John Hopkins	853	45.7	–15.8
	Independent	William Rabbish	140	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			1,865	99.6	–0.1
Informal votes			8	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			1,880	69.1	+9.0
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+8.3

Brown Hill

1905 Western Australian state election: Brown Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Bath	1,093	69.3	–30.7
	Independent	Richard White	484	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			1,577	99.6	n/a
Informal votes			7	0.4	n/a
Turnout			1,584	57.9	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing	–30.7

Bunbury

1905 Western Australian state election: Bunbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Newton Moore	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Canning

1905 Western Australian state election: Canning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	William Gordon	643	50.6	+5.3
	Independent	James Milligan	496	39.1	+14.5
	Ministerialist	Joseph Charles	131	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			1,270	99.9	+1.0
Informal votes			1	0.1	–1.0
Turnout			1,271	45.0	–9.0
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Claremont

1905 Western Australian state election: Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Foulkes	1,064	71.3	–11.1
	Ministerialist	James Weir	428	28.7	+28.7
Total formal votes			1,492	99.3	+2.0
Informal votes			10	0.7	–2.0
Turnout			1,502	45.6	–13.9
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Collie

1905 Western Australian state election: Collie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Ewing	600	54.0	+13.5
	Labour	Ernest Henshaw	511	46.0	–13.5
Total formal votes			1,111	99.9	+1.3
Informal votes			1	0.1	–1.3
Turnout			1,112	49.8	+0.8
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+13.5

Coolgardie

1905 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	William Eddy	544	36.0	–5.5
	Labour	Charles McDowall	521	34.5	–24.0
	Independent Labour	Henry Ellis	446	29.5	+29.5
Total formal votes			1,511	96.3	–2.9
Informal votes			58	0.8	+2.9
Turnout			1,569	56.3	–3.4
	Ministerialist gain from Independent Labour		Swing	–5.5

Cue

1905 Western Australian state election: Cue

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Heitmann	624	51.4	–5.0
	Ministerialist	James Chesson	590	48.6	+5.0
Total formal votes			1,214	98.9	–0.5
Informal votes			13	1.1	+0.5
Turnout			1,218	51.6	–6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	–5.0

Dundas

1905 Western Australian state election: Dundas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Hudson	382	38.3	–7.7
	Independent	Albert Thomas	370	37.1	–16.9
	Independent Labour	Robert Stewart	245	24.6	+24.6
Total formal votes			997	98.7	–0.5
Informal votes			13	1.3	+0.5
Turnout			1,010	61.5	–3.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	–5.5

East Fremantle

1905 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Joseph Holmes	1,019	50.5	+3.5
	Labour	William Angwin	999	49.5	–3.5
Total formal votes			2,018	99.7	+0.1
Informal votes			5	0.3	–0.1
Turnout			2,023	65.2	+9.5
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	–3.5

East Perth

1905 Western Australian state election: East Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Hardwick	1,090	50.7	–4.6
	Labour	Joseph Fabre	621	28.9	–15.8
	Ministerialist	Frank Smalpage	437	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			2,148	99.0	±0.0
Informal votes			22	1.0	±0.0
Turnout			2,170	48.6	+15.8
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Forrest

1905 Western Australian state election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert Wilson	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Fremantle

1905 Western Australian state election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	James Price	744	52.5	+3.3
	Labour	Ted Needham	674	47.5	–3.3
Total formal votes			1,418	98.1	–0.7
Informal votes			28	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			1,446	61.9	+28.7
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+3.3

Gascoyne

1905 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	William Butcher	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Geraldton

1905 Western Australian state election: Geraldton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Carson	577	51.2	+6.2
	Labour	Thomas Brown	551	48.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			1,128	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			11	1.0	–0.3
Turnout			1,139	71.8	+3.3
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Greenough

1905 Western Australian state election: Greenough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ministerialist	Patrick Stone	314	45.0	+14.4
	Ministerialist	Edward Harney	235	33.7	+33.7
	Ministerialist	Henry Maley	149	21.4	+21.4
Total formal votes			698	98.6	+0.4
Informal votes			10	1.4	–0.4
Turnout			708	55.5	–6.7
	Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+14.4

Guildford

1905 Western Australian state election: Guildford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Hector Rason	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Hannans

1905 Western Australian state election: Hannans

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Francis Ware	1,519	74.2	+8.8
	Ministerialist	Robert Boylen	529	25.8	+25.8
Total formal votes			2,041	98.6	–1.2
Informal votes			29	1.4	+1.2
Turnout			2,070	55.5	+9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.8

Irwin

1905 Western Australian state election: Irwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Samuel Moore	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Ivanhoe

1905 Western Australian state election: Ivanhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Scaddan	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Kalgoorlie

1905 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ministerialist	Norbert Keenan	1,629	60.9	+13.0
	Labour	William Johnson	1,045	39.1	–13.0
Total formal votes			2,674	99.2	–0.4
Informal votes			21	0.8	+0.4
Turnout			2,695	72.9	+14.0
	Ind. Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+13.0

Kanowna

1905 Western Australian state election: Kanowna

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Walker	965	68.9	–31.1
	Ministerialist	Henry Field	435	31.1	+31.1
Total formal votes			1,400	99.1	n/a
Informal votes			13	0.9	n/a
Turnout			1,413	47.9	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing	–31.1

Katanning

1905 Western Australian state election: Katanning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Frederick Henry Piesse	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	n/a

Kimberley

1905 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Male	263	55.5	+55.5
	Independent	Francis Connor	211	44.5	–6.6
Total formal votes			474	99.2	–0.3
Informal votes			4	0.8	+0.3
Turnout			478	42.5	–6.9
	Ministerialist gain from Independent		Swing	+55.5

Menzies

1905 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	874	52.5	–6.6
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	790	47.5	+6.6
Total formal votes			1,664	99.3	n/a
Informal votes			11	0.7	n/a
Turnout			1,675	67.1	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–6.6

Mount Leonora

1905 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Lynch	786	67.5	+0.9
	Ministerialist	Joseph Semken	378	32.5	–0.9
Total formal votes			1,204	98.5	n/a
Informal votes			18	1.5	n/a
Turnout			1,222	67.1	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.9

Mount Magnet

1905 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Troy	557	66.2	+4.9
	Ministerialist	George Baxter	285	33.8	–4.9
Total formal votes			842	98.6	–2.8
Informal votes			12	1.4	+2.8
Turnout			854	45.4	–3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Mount Margaret

1905 Western Australian state election: Mount Margaret

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Taylor	738	53.9	–46.1
	Ministerialist	John Smith	323	23.6	+23.6
	Labour	Thomas Campbell	309	22.5	+22.5
Total formal votes			1,370	99.0	n/a
Informal votes			14	1.0	n/a
Turnout			1,384	29.7	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing	–46.1

Murchison

1905 Western Australian state election: Murchison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Holman	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Murray

1905 Western Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John McLarty	452	72.8	+9.6
	Ministerialist	George Wheatley	169	27.2	+27.2
Total formal votes			621	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			10	1.6	–0.1
Turnout			628	44.1	–8.9
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Nelson

1905 Western Australian state election: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Charles Layman	556	57.3	+10.7
	Ministerialist	John Walter	414	42.7	+42.7
Total formal votes			970	99.5	+0.4
Informal votes			5	0.5	–0.4
Turnout			986	72.2	+6.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Northam

1905 Western Australian state election: Northam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	James Mitchell	984	55.2	+11.9
	Labour	Alfred Watts	800	44.8	–11.9
Total formal votes			1,784	99.5	+0.4
Informal votes			8	0.5	–0.4
Turnout			1,790	53.1	+6.3
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+11.9

North Fremantle

1905 Western Australian state election: North Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bolton	894	62.5	+3.6
	Ministerialist	Patrick Hevron	537	37.5	–3.6
Total formal votes			1,431	99.6	+0.4
Informal votes			6	0.4	–0.4
Turnout			1,437	66.7	+11.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

North Perth

1905 Western Australian state election: North Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	James Brebber	1,478	61.9	+40.6
	Labour	Francis Wilson	911	38.1	–8.1
Total formal votes			2,389	99.0	–0.2
Informal votes			25	1.0	+0.2
Turnout			2,416	48.2	+7.6
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+40.6

Perth

1905 Western Australian state election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Harry Brown	567	53.0	–10.0
	Independent	Charles Moran	336	31.4	+31.4
	Ministerialist	Henry Braidwood	167	15.6	+15.6
Total formal votes			1,070	98.2	–0.9
Informal votes			20	1.8	+0.9
Turnout			1,090	62.4	+34.4
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Pilbara

1905 Western Australian state election: Pilbara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	James Isdell	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Roebourne

1905 Western Australian state election: Roebourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Sydney Hicks	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

South Fremantle

1905 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Diamond	1,116	56.0	–2.5
	Labour	Alick McCallum	878	44.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			1,994	98.8	–0.6
Informal votes			24	1.2	+0.6
Turnout			2,018	51.4	+12.2
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–2.5

Subiaco

1905 Western Australian state election: Subiaco

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Henry Daglish	1,086	51.9	–28.1
	Ministerialist	Samuel Brown	1,006	48.1	+48.1
Total formal votes			2,092	99.2	–0.2
Informal votes			17	0.8	+0.2
Turnout			2,109	61.7	–10.2
	Independent Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Sussex

1905 Western Australian state election: Sussex

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Frank Wilson	520	76.5	+8.3
	Ministerialist	James Shekleton	160	23.5	+23.5
Total formal votes			680	97.0	n/a
Informal votes			21	3.0	n/a
Turnout			701	72.5	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Swan

1905 Western Australian state election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Gull	469	51.9	+51.9
	Ministerialist	Mathieson Jacoby	434	48.1	+48.1
Total formal votes			903	99.8	+0.8
Informal votes			2	0.2	–0.8
Turnout			906	34.4	–10.3
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Toodyay

1905 Western Australian state election: Toodyay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Timothy Quinlan	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Wellington

1905 Western Australian state election: Wellington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Thomas Hayward	458	77.2	+25.7
	Labour	Thomas Adams	167	22.8	+1.4
Total formal votes			732	99.5	+0.6
Informal votes			4	0.5	–0.6
Turnout			736	42.6	–5.9
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	+25.7

West Perth

1905 Western Australian state election: West Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Frederick Illingworth	1,276	65.4	+65.4
	Ministerialist	James Speed	655	33.6	+33.6
	Labour	Robert Norman	21	1.1	–23.1
Total formal votes			1,952	98.4	±0
Informal votes			32	1.6	±0
Turnout			1,984	49.2	+9.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Williams

1905 Western Australian state election: Williams

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Frank Cowcher	703	81.2	+36.2
	Labour	Peter Wedd	163	18.8	–5.4
Total formal votes			866	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			12	1.4	–0.1
Turnout			878	42.6	–12.0
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	+36.2

Yilgarn

1905 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austin Horan	517	58.7	–2.9
	Independent Labour	Fergie Reid	364	41.3	+41.3
Total formal votes			881	99.5	+0.6
Informal votes			13	0.5	–0.6
Turnout			894	43.4	+13.4
	Labour hold		Swing	–2.9

York

1905 Western Australian state election: York

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Frederick Monger	315	57.4	–42.6
	Ministerialist	Hugh Roche	234	42.6	+42.6
Total formal votes			549	99.6	n/a
Informal votes			2	0.4	n/a
Turnout			551	50.4	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1905–1908

References

• Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.