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2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum

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The 2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum was held in Western Australia on 20 February 2005. The referendum failed, with a majority voting against both extended weeknight retail trading and Sunday retail trading.[1]

2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum
26 February 2005 (2005-02-26)
Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade until 9 pm Monday to Friday?
Website2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 457,183 41.34%
No 648,860 58.66%
Valid votes 1,106,043 97.96%
Invalid or blank votes 23,068 2.04%
Total votes 1,129,111 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,259,262 89.66%
Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade for 6 hours on Sunday?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 422,942 38.61%
No 672,478 61.39%
Valid votes 1,095,420 97.02%
Invalid or blank votes 33,644 2.98%
Total votes 1,129,064 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,259,262 89.66%
Results by division

Questions

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Question 1 Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade until 9 pm Monday to Friday?[1]

Question 2 Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade for 6 hours on Sunday?[1]

Results

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Weeknight trading

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Region[1][2] On rolls Ballots issued Yes  Y % No  N % Informal
North Metropolitan 388,999 351,520 150,386 43.55% 194,950 56.45% 6,184
South Metropolitan 271,044 243,937 104,328 40.69% 134,673 59.31% 4,936
East Metropolitan 273,378 249,158 99,577 44.81% 145,120 55.19% 4,461
Agricultural 95,041 85,592 24,809 29.62% 58,950 70.38% 1,833
South West 162,560 147,667 53,372 37.06% 90,635 62.94% 3,660
Mining and Pastoral 68,240 51,237 24,711 50.18% 24,532 49.82% 1,994
Total for State 1,259,262 1,129,111 457,183 41.34% 648,860 58.66% 23,068

Sunday trading

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Region[1][2] On rolls Ballots issued Yes  Y % No  N % Informal
North Metropolitan 388,999 351,548 135,594 39.62% 206,613 60.38% 9,341
South Metropolitan 271,044 243,938 96,831 40.92% 139,792 59.08% 7,315
East Metropolitan 273,378 249,152 89,403 36.85% 153,178 63.15% 6,571
Agricultural 95,041 85,596 23,270 28.05% 59,687 71.95% 2,639
South West 162,560 147,593 53,153 37.34% 89,212 62.66% 5,228
Mining and Pastoral 68,240 51,237 24,691 50.71% 23,996 49.29% 2,550
Total for State 1,259,262 1,129,064 422,942 38.61% 672,478 61.39% 33,644

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum". elections.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Green, Anthony (2006). FinalResultsBook.doc (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 1920886664. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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