Results of the 1904 Western Australian state election

This is a list of the results of the 1904 state election in Western Australia, listed by electoral district.

Results by electoral district

Albany

1904 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Keyser	852	51.4	+51.4
	Ministerialist	Albert Hassell	806	48.6	+48.6
Total formal votes			1,658	96.9	–2.4
Informal votes			53	3.1	+2.4
Turnout			1,711	43.1	–8.4
	Labour gain from Opposition		Swing	+51.4

Balcatta

1904 Western Australian state election: Balcatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Gill	938	56.5	+56.5
	Independent	Thomas Molloy	448	27.0	+27.0
	Ministerialist	Richard Taylor	273	16.5	+16.5
Total formal votes			1,659	98.5	n/a
Informal votes			25	1.5	n/a
Turnout			1,684	50.2	n/a
	Labour win		(new seat)

Beverley

1904 Western Australian state election: Beverley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Harper	376	53.4	+0.4
	Ministerialist	Hugh Edmiston	328	46.6	–0.4
Total formal votes			704	99.4	+1.5
Informal votes			4	0.6	–1.5
Turnout			708	47.1	–10.5
	Independent hold		Swing	–0.4

Boulder

1904 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Hopkins	1,327	61.5	+5.3
	Labour	Michael McCarthy	830	38.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			2,157	99.7	+0.7
Informal votes			6	0.3	–0.7
Turnout			2,157	60.1	+4.2
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	+5.3

Brown Hill

1904 Western Australian state election: Brown Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Bath	unopposed
	Labour win		(new seat)

Bunbury

1904 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Newton Moore	1,088	65.4	+20.1
	Labour	Thomas Griffiths	576	34.6	+34.6
Total formal votes			1,664	99.3	+0.8
Informal votes			11	0.7	–0.8
Turnout			1,675	60.8	–2.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Canning

1904 Western Australian state election: Canning ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	William Gordon	723	45.3	+45.3
	Independent	James Milligan	392	24.6	+24.6
	Independent	Norman Ewing	349	21.9	+21.9
	Labour	James Healey	131	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			1,595	98.9	n/a
Informal votes			17	1.1	n/a
Turnout			1,612	54.0	n/a
	Ministerialist win		(new seat)

Claremont

1904 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Foulkes	1,553	82.4	+41.0
	Labour	Walter Abbott	331	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			1,884	97.3	–1.4
Informal votes			53	2.7	+1.4
Turnout			1,937	59.5	+8.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Collie

1904 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Henshaw	859	59.5	+59.5
	Ministerialist	John Ewing	584	40.5	+40.5
Total formal votes			1,443	98.6	n/a
Informal votes			21	1.4	n/a
Turnout			1,464	49.0	n/a
	Labour win		(new seat)

Coolgardie

1904 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Ellis	1,159	58.5	+58.5
	Ministerialist	William Eddy	821	41.5	+41.5
Total formal votes			1,980	99.2	–0.7
Informal votes			15	0.8	+0.7
Turnout			1,995	59.7	+19.6
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+58.5

Cue

1904 Western Australian state election: Cue
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Heitmann	854	56.4	+56.4
	Ministerialist	Frederick Illingworth	661	43.6	–12.7
Total formal votes			1,515	99.4	+0.2
Informal votes			9	0.6	–0.2
Turnout			1,524	58.5	+15.1
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+56.4

Dundas

1904 Western Australian state election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Thomas	695	54.0	+11.7
	Labour	Robert Stewart	592	46.0	+20.6
Total formal votes			1,287	99.2	+3.4
Informal votes			10	0.8	–3.4
Turnout			1,297	64.8	+9.9
	Independent hold		Swing	+11.7

East Fremantle

1904 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Angwin	1,245	53.0	+26.0
	Ministerialist	Joseph Holmes	1,104	47.0	–26.0
Total formal votes			2,349	99.6	+0.6
Informal votes			10	0.4	–0.6
Turnout			2,359	55.7	+7.4
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+26.0

East Perth

1904 Western Australian state election: East Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Walter James	1,396	52.7	–10.0
	Labour	Edward Casson	1,253	47.3	+47.3
Total formal votes			2,649	98.4	–0.7
Informal votes			42	1.6	+0.7
Turnout			2,695	38.7	–0.9
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–10.0

Forrest

1904 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert Wilson	751	77.5	+77.5
	Independent	George Baxter	218	22.5	+22.5
Total formal votes			969	99.8	n/a
Informal votes			2	0.2	n/a
Turnout			971	40.0	n/a
	Labour win		(new seat)

Fremantle

1904 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ted Needham	875	50.8	+50.8
	Ministerialist	Frank Cadd	847	49.2	+49.2
Total formal votes			1,722	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			21	1.2	–0.5
Turnout			1,743	33.2	+10.6
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+50.8

Gascoyne

1904 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Butcher	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Geraldton

1904 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Carson	482	45.0	+45.0
	Labour	Thomas Brown	461	43.0	+43.0
	Ministerialist	Henry Spalding	129	12.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			1,072	98.7	n/a
Informal votes			14	1.3	n/a
Turnout			1,086	68.5	n/a
	Ministerialist gain from Opposition		Swing	+45.0

Greenough

1904 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Nanson	289	35.0	+35.0
	Independent	Patrick Stone	211	25.6	–9.9
	Independent	Samuel Mitchell	181	21.9	+21.9
	Independent	Richard Pennefather	144	17.5	+17.5
Total formal votes			825	98.2	+0.1
Informal votes			15	1.8	–0.1
Turnout			839	62.2	–5.0
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Guildford

1904 Western Australian state election: Guildford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Hector Rason	1,343	69.0	+2.9
	Labour	Samuel Jackson	604	31.0	+31.0
Total formal votes			1,947	99.2	+0.8
Informal votes			15	0.8	–0.8
Turnout			1,962	48.5	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	+2.9

Hannans

1904 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wallace Nelson	1,292	63.4	–36.6
	Independent	John Marshall	746	36.6	+36.6
Total formal votes			2,038	99.8	n/a
Informal votes			5	0.2	n/a
Turnout			2,043	46.3	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing	–36.6

Irwin

1904 Western Australian state election: Irwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Samuel Moore	454	65.0	+65.0
	Independent	William Philbey	134	19.2	+19.2
	Ministerialist	Charles Cheeseborough	110	15.8	+15.8
Total formal votes			698	98.9	n/a
Informal votes			8	1.1	n/a
Turnout			706	46.7	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Ivanhoe

1904 Western Australian state election: Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Scaddan	1,335	60.0	+60.0
	Independent Labour	James Cummins	888	40.0	+40.0
Total formal votes			2,223	99.7	n/a
Informal votes			7	0.3	n/a
Turnout			2,230	58.2	n/a
	Labour win		(new seat)

Kalgoorlie

1904 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Johnson	1,556	52.1	+14.4
	Independent	Norbert Keenan	1,431	47.9	+47.9
Total formal votes			2,987	99.6	+7.1
Informal votes			12	0.4	–7.1
Turnout			3,004	58.9	+8.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Kanowna

1904 Western Australian state election: Kanowna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Hastie	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Katanning

1904 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frederick Henry Piesse	unopposed
	Independent win		(new seat)

Kimberley

1904 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Francis Connor	288	51.1	+51.1
	Independent	Sydney Pigott	276	48.9	+48.9
Total formal votes			564	99.5	n/a
Informal votes			3	0.5	n/a
Turnout			567	49.4	n/a
	Independent win		(new seat)

Menzies

1904 Western Australian state election: Menzies
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	1,087	53.0	–47.0
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	966	47.0	+47.0
Total formal votes			2,053	99.5	n/a
Informal votes			10	0.5	n/a
Turnout			2,063	55.3	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–47.0

Mount Leonora

1904 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Lynch	unopposed
	Labour win		(new seat)

Mount Magnet

1904 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Troy	721	61.3	+28.5
	Ministerialist	Joseph Bryant	456	38.7	+38.7
Total formal votes			1,177	95.8	–3.9
Informal votes			52	4.2	+3.9
Turnout			1,227	48.6	+0.4
	Labour gain from Opposition		Swing	+28.5

Mount Margaret

1904 Western Australian state election: Mount Margaret
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Taylor	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Murchison

1904 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Holman	unopposed
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	N/A

Murray

1904 Western Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John McLarty	437	63.2	+63.2
	Independent	William Atkins	254	36.8	–3.5
Total formal votes			691	98.3	–1.0
Informal votes			12	1.7	+1.0
Turnout			715	53.0	n/a
	Ministerialist gain from Independent		Swing	+63.2

Nelson

1904 Western Australian state election: Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Layman	558	46.6	+46.6
	Labour	Joseph Barraclough	320	26.7	+26.7
	Ministerialist	John Clarke	320	26.7	+26.7
Total formal votes			1,198	99.1	n/a
Informal votes			11	0.9	n/a
Turnout			1,209	65.5	n/a
	Independent gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+46.6

Northam

1904 Western Australian state election: Northam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Watts	1,033	56.7	+56.7
	Ministerialist	Charles Knight	788	43.3	+43.3
Total formal votes			1,821	99.1	n/a
Informal votes			17	0.9	n/a
Turnout			1,847	46.8	n/a
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+56.7

North Fremantle

1904 Western Australian state election: North Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bolton	1,055	58.9	+18.1
	Ministerialist	John Ferguson	735	41.0	–0.4
Total formal votes			1,790	99.2	+0.8
Informal votes			15	0.8	–0.8
Turnout			1,805	55.2	+1.6
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+18.1

North Perth

1904 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Francis Wilson	1,178	30.0	+15.8
	Independent	Harry Stinton	932	23.7	+23.7
	Ministerialist	James Brebber	838	21.3	+21.3
	Independent	Richard Haynes	686	17.5	+17.5
	Independent	Edward Edgcombe	296	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			3,930	99.2	n/a
Informal votes			31	0.8	n/a
Turnout			3,961	40.6	n/a
	Labour gain from Opposition		Swing	+15.8

Perth

1904 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Harry Brown	990	63.0	+63.0
	Labour	Frederick Gates	582	37.0	+37.0
Total formal votes			1,572	99.1	–0.3
Informal votes			14	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			1,586	28.0	–33.0
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Pilbara

1904 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	James Isdell	428	64.7	+11.0
	Labour	John Carey	234	35.3	+35.3
Total formal votes			662	99.7	+0.4
Informal votes			12	0.3	–0.4
Turnout			664	53.2	+12.9
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

Roebourne

1904 Western Australian state election: Roebourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	John Sydney Hicks	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

South Fremantle

1904 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Diamond	1,357	58.5	+21.6
	Labour	Edward Gilleland	964	41.5	+11.8
Total formal votes			2,321	99.4	+0.7
Informal votes			15	0.6	–0.7
Turnout			2,336	39.2	–1.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	+21.6

Subiaco

1904 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Daglish	1,890	80.0	+30.4
	Independent	William Thomas	473	20.0	+20.0
Total formal votes			2,363	99.4	+2.0
Informal votes			14	0.6	–2.0
Turnout			2,377	71.9	+15.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+30.4

Sussex

1904 Western Australian state election: Sussex
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank Wilson	473	51.9	+51.9
	Ministerialist	Ernest Locke	438	48.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			911	98.4	–1.1
Informal votes			15	1.6	+1.1
Turnout			926	83.7	+20.4
	Independent gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+51.9

Swan

1904 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mathieson Jacoby	712	58.6	+13.9
	Independent	William Leslie	503	41.4	+41.4
Total formal votes			1,215	99.0	+1.6
Informal votes			12	1.0	–1.6
Turnout			1,227	44.7	–0.3
	Independent hold		Swing	+13.9

Toodyay

1904 Western Australian state election: Toodyay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Timothy Quinlan	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Wellington

1904 Western Australian state election: Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Thomas Hayward	458	51.5	+51.5
	Independent	Harry Venn	241	27.1	+27.1
	Labour	Hugh McNeil	190	21.4	–2.8
Total formal votes			889	98.9	+1.6
Informal votes			10	1.1	–1.6
Turnout			899	48.5	–9.1
	Ministerialist gain from Independent		Swing	+51.5

West Perth

1904 Western Australian state election: West Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Moran	1,064	38.2	+6.4
	Labour	Robert Norman	1,049	37.6	+11.7
	Ministerialist	Walter Simpson	676	24.2	+24.2
Total formal votes			2,789	98.4	+1.5
Informal votes			44	1.6	–1.5
Turnout			2,833	39.5	n/a
	Independent hold		Swing	+6.4

Williams

1904 Western Australian state election: Williams
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank Cowcher	531	45.0	+45.0
	Labour	Peter Wedd	274	23.2	+23.2
	Independent	Richard Gell	198	16.8	+16.8
	Ministerialist	Julius Nenke	176	14.9	+14.9
Total formal votes			1,179	98.5	n/a
Informal votes			18	1.5	n/a
Turnout			1,197	54.6	n/a
	Independent gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+45.0

Yilgarn

1904 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austin Horan	1,172	61.6	+30.2
	Ministerialist	William Hedges	732	38.4	+38.4
Total formal votes			1,904	98.9	–0.5
Informal votes			21	1.1	+0.5
Turnout			1,925	30.0	–17.6
	Labour gain from Opposition		Swing	+30.2

York

1904 Western Australian state election: York
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Richard Burges	unopposed
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

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.

^ "Canning (2,983). Mr Gordon re-elected". Western Mail. 2 July 1904. p. 15. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Trove.

[1] "Canning (2,983). Mr Gordon re-elected". Western Mail. 2 July 1904. p. 15. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Trove.

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Results of the 1904 Western Australian state election

Results by electoral district

Albany

Balcatta

Beverley

Boulder

Brown Hill

Bunbury

Canning

Claremont

Collie

Coolgardie

Cue

Dundas

East Fremantle

East Perth

Forrest

Fremantle

Gascoyne

Geraldton

Greenough

Guildford

Hannans

Irwin

Ivanhoe

Kalgoorlie

Kanowna

Katanning

Kimberley

Menzies

Mount Leonora

Mount Magnet

Mount Margaret

Murchison

Murray

Nelson

Northam

North Fremantle

North Perth

Perth

Pilbara

Roebourne

South Fremantle

Subiaco

Sussex

Swan

Toodyay

Wellington

West Perth

Williams

Yilgarn

York

See also

References