Results of the 1906 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 12 December 1906 House of Representatives << 1903–1910 >>
Enrolled voters		2,109,562
Votes cast		1,001,593		Turnout	47.48	+8.43
Informal votes		49,904		Informal	4.98	+2.48
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labour	348,712	36.64%	+6.86%	26	+4
	Anti-Socialist	345,781	36.33%	+4.60%	26	+2
	Protectionist	155,991	16.39%	–12.84%	16	–10
	Western Australian	22,154	2.33%	+2.33%	2	+2
	Independent	79,051	8.31%	–0.46%	5	+3
Total		951,689			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1906 federal election.

New South Wales

1906 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

12 December 1906
All 27 New South Wales seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	737,599
First party Second party Third party   Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin Party Anti-Socialist Labour Protectionist Last election 16 seats 7 seats 3 seats Seats won 11 11 5 Seat change 5 4 2 Popular vote 172,594 133,091 34,700 Percentage 49.93% 38.50% 15.18% Swing 4.82 17.21 11.38

Barrier

1906 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	5,602	74.5	−7.5
	Anti-Socialist	George Marshall	1,919	25.5	+25.5
Total formal votes			7,521	95.8
Informal votes			311	4.2
Turnout			7,832	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.5

Calare

1906 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Brown	6,759	50.7
	Anti-Socialist	John Fitzpatrick	6,565	49.3
Total formal votes			13,324	97.1
Informal votes			393	2.9
Turnout			13,717	51.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cook

1906 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Catts	8,563	53.0
	Anti-Socialist	John Hindle	7,591	47.0
Total formal votes			16,154	97.2
Informal votes			470	2.8
Turnout			14,725	52.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cowper

1906 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	John Thomson	4,794	43.1	+6.1
	Anti-Socialist	Henry Lee	4,602	41.4	−21.6
	Independent	Eugene Rudder	1,316	11.8	+11.8
	Labour	John O'Brien	399	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			11,111	96.5
Informal votes			404	3.5
Turnout			11,515	41.7
	Protectionist gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+13.9

Dalley

1906 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	William Wilks	9,863	52.7	−22.2
	Labour	Robert Howe	8,850	47.3	+47.3
Total formal votes			18,713	97.5
Informal votes			481	2.5
Turnout			19,194	63.9
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	−22.2

Darling

1906 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Spence	6,356	57.9	−0.3
	Anti-Socialist	Denis Acton	4,626	42.1	+0.3
Total formal votes			10,982	95.4
Informal votes			532	4.6
Turnout			11,514	43.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.3

East Sydney

1906 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	George Reid	7,229	54.9	-6.4
	Labour	John West	5,936	45.1	+12.5
Total formal votes			13,165	98.0
Informal votes			275	2.0
Turnout			13,440	49.0
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-9.5

Eden-Monaro

1906 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	7,979	67.8	-32.2
	Anti-Socialist	John Longmuir	3,789	32.2	+32.2
Total formal votes			11,768	95.4
Informal votes			571	4.6
Turnout			12,339	52.6
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-32.2

Gwydir

1906 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Webster	7,118	53.3	-0.2
	Anti-Socialist	Thomas Cunningham	6,246	46.7	+16.0
Total formal votes			13,364	96.8
Informal votes			442	3.2
Turnout			13,806	53.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.1

Hume

1906 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	9,223	61.7	+1.7
	Anti-Socialist	James Gibb	5,727	38.3	−1.7
Total formal votes			14,950	98.2
Informal votes			274	1.8
Turnout			15,224	60.8
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+1.7

Hunter

1906 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Frank Liddell	6,843	50.8	-8.5
	Labour	William Kearsley	6,617	49.2	+41.2
Total formal votes			13,460	97.7
Informal votes			314	2.3
Turnout			13,774	51.4
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-12.5

Illawarra

1906 Australian federal election: Illawarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	George Fuller	9,726	63.8	-36.2
	Labour	George Holt	5,528	36.2	+36.2
Total formal votes			15,254	96.9
Informal votes			486	3.1
Turnout			15,740	59.6
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-36.2

Lang

1906 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Elliot Johnson	11,138	70.4	+19.7
	Labour	Edward Bennetts	4,677	29.6	+11.2
Total formal votes			15,815	97.2
Informal votes			458	2.8
Turnout			16,273	56.3
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+9.2

Macquarie

1906 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Carr	7,121	51.3	+51.3
	Anti-Socialist	Sydney Smith	6,760	48.7	-5.3
Total formal votes			13,881	96.4
Informal votes			520	3.6
Turnout			14,401	58.7
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+51.3

Nepean

1906 Australian federal election: Nepean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Eric Bowden	9,749	60.6
	Labour	Charles Dyer	5,471	34.0
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Thomas Taylor	857	5.3
Total formal votes			16,077	96.0
Informal votes			677	4.0
Turnout			16,754	56.4
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing

Newcastle

1906 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	11,952	67.2	+4.7
	Anti-Socialist	John Hawthorne	5,833	32.8	-4.7
Total formal votes			17,785	97.4
Informal votes			479	2.6
Turnout			18,264	61.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

New England

1906 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Foster	7,631	51.8	+51.8
	Anti-Socialist	Edmund Lonsdale	7,099	48.2	-3.7
Total formal votes			14,730	96.5
Informal votes			538	3.5
Turnout			15,268	54.6
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+51.8

North Sydney

1906 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Dugald Thomson	unopposed
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing

Parkes

1906 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Bruce Smith	11,178	78.2	+4.3
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Hampton Slatyer	3,114	21.8	+21.8
Total formal votes			14,292	95.7
Informal votes			647	4.3
Turnout			14,939	49.6
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+0.4

Parramatta

1906 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Joseph Cook	unopposed
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing

Richmond

1906 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	6,042	76.4	+3.8
	Anti-Socialist	John Sutton	1,869	23.6	-3.8
Total formal votes			7,911	96.8
Informal votes			260	3.2
Turnout			8,171	31.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+3.8

Riverina

1906 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	John Chanter	6,662	54.1	+4.1
	Anti-Socialist	John Jackson	5,658	45.9	-4.1
Total formal votes			12,320	95.3
Informal votes			601	4.7
Turnout			12,921	51.9
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+4.1

Robertson

1906 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Henry Willis	7,199	57.0	-6.5
	Labour	William Johnson	5,441	43.0	+43.0
Total formal votes			12,640	96.9
Informal votes			405	3.1
Turnout			13,045	49.6
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-6.5

South Sydney

1906 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watson	10,347	56.4	+12.4
	Anti-Socialist	James Graham	8,006	43.6	-12.4
Total formal votes			18,353	97.5
Informal votes			479	2.5
Turnout			18,832	63.9
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+12.4

Wentworth

1906 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Willie Kelly	10,505	73.2	+1.4
	Labour	William Duncan	3,846	26.8	+26.8
Total formal votes			14,351	95.3
Informal votes			701	4.7
Turnout			15,052	52.8
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+1.4

Werriwa

1906 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hall	7,316	51.8	+20.5
	Anti-Socialist	Alfred Conroy	6,818	48.2	−20.5
Total formal votes			14,134	96.5
Informal votes			518	3.5
Turnout			14,652	57.2
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+20.5

West Sydney

1906 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	7,561	55.5	-14.4
	Anti-Socialist	James Burns	6,056	44.5	+14.4
Total formal votes			13,617	96.7
Informal votes			469	3.3
Turnout			14,086	50.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.4

Victoria

1906 Australian federal election (Victoria)

12 December 1906
All 22 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	672,054
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson Party Protectionist Anti-Socialist Labour Last election 16 seats 5 seats 2 seats Seats won 8 6 4 Seat change 8 1 2 Popular vote 107,515 83,158 111,626 Percentage 29.32% 22.67% 30.44% Swing 12.02 1.23 3.49

Balaclava

1906 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Agar Wynne	6,957	41.8	+41.8
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Joseph Hewison	5,651	33.9	+33.9
	Labour	Alfred Hampson	3,263	19.6	+19.6
	Protectionist	Edward Roberts	786	4.7	−95.3
Total formal votes			16,657	97.5
Informal votes			431	2.5
Turnout			17,088	54.0
	Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+41.8

Ballaarat

1906 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Alfred Deakin	12,331	66.2	−33.8
	Labour	James Scullin	6,305	33.8	+33.8
Total formal votes			18,636	97.8
Informal votes			412	2.2
Turnout			19,048	62.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−33.8

Batman

1906 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Jabez Coon	7,098	50.0	+50.0
	Labour	Robert Solly	6,617	46.6	+46.6
	Independent	Samuel Painter	330	2.3	+2.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Roy Vernon	151	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			14,196	95.0
Informal votes			743	5.0
Turnout			14,939	48.8
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Bendigo

1906 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Sir John Quick	9,617	51.7	+51.7
	Labour	Thomas Glass	8,969	48.3	+29.9
Total formal votes			18,586	97.5
Informal votes			467	2.5
Turnout			19,053	59.1
	Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+51.7

Bourke

1906 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James Hume Cook	10,745	52.2	+9.8
	Labour	Randolph Bedford	8,016	38.9	+0.1
	Anti-Socialist	Joseph Molden	1,835	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			20,596	97.1
Informal votes			624	2.9
Turnout			21,220	63.1
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+4.9

Corangamite

1906 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Gratton Wilson	7,475	43.9	+8.7
	Protectionist	Desmond Dunne	5,237	30.8	+8.1
	Labour	Thomas Carey	4,306	25.3	+25.3
Total formal votes			17,018	95.7
Informal votes			765	4.3
Turnout			17,783	61.3
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+4.4

Corio

1906 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Richard Crouch	10,135	55.0	+9.5
	Anti-Socialist	James McCay	8,288	45.0	+8.2
Total formal votes			18,432	96.8
Informal votes			612	3.2
Turnout			19,035	62.0
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+0.2

Echuca

1906 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	7,656	50.1	+13.4
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	7,624	49.9	-13.4
Total formal votes			15,280	94.6
Informal votes			867	5.4
Turnout			16,147	55.3
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+13.4

Fawkner

1906 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	George Fairbairn	12,212	60.5	+60.5
	Labour	Thomas Smith	6,621	32.8	+32.8
	Protectionist	John Miller	1,360	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			20,193	96.4
Informal votes			759	3.6
Turnout			20,952	57.3
	Ind. Protectionist win		(new seat)

Flinders

1906 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	William Irvine	7,621	51.5	+15.2
	Protectionist	Arthur Nichols	7,184	48.5	+21.2
Total formal votes			14,805	95.7
Informal votes			659	4.3
Turnout			15,464	54.3
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-3.0

Gippsland

1906 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	George Wise	7,825	50.3	-49.7
	Anti-Socialist	Allan McLean	7,728	49.7	+49.7
Total formal votes			15,553	96.3
Informal votes			601	3.7
Turnout			16,154	55.2
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-49.7

Grampians

1906 Australian federal election: Grampians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Hans Irvine	7,598	55.8	+19.5
	Labour	Edward Grayndler	6,013	44.2	+18.3
Total formal votes			13,611	95.6
Informal votes			633	4.4
Turnout			14,244	50.5
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+3.2

Indi

1906 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Joseph Brown	6,801	44.4	+44.4
	Labour	Daniel Turnbull	5,986	39.0	+39.0
	Protectionist	Thomas McInerney	2,546	16.6	+16.6
Total formal votes			15,333	94.6
Informal votes			872	5.4
Turnout			16,205	55.0
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+44.4

Kooyong

1906 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	William Knox	12,018	58.7	+5.9
	Protectionist	Robert Barbour	7,093	34.7	−12.5
	Labour	Edward Hodges	1,358	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			20,469	96.8
Informal votes			676	3.2
Turnout			21,145	62.8
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+9.2

Laanecoorie

1906 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Carty Salmon	5,204	37.5	-37.1
	Labour	William Rowe	4,466	32.2	+32.2
	Anti-Socialist	Walter Grose	4,206	30.3	+4.9
Total formal votes			13,876	94.0
Informal votes			881	6.0
Turnout			14,757	53.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-21.9

Maribyrnong

1906 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Samuel Mauger	11,109	56.9
	Labour	Clement Davidson	8,407	43.1
Total formal votes			19,516	95.9
Informal votes			839	4.1
Turnout			20,355	60.9
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Melbourne

1906 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Maloney	9,228	60.4	+10.6
	Ind. Protectionist	William Lormer	6,056	39.6	+39.6
Total formal votes			15,284	96.5
Informal votes			561	3.5
Turnout			15,845	51.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.6

Melbourne Ports

1906 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Mathews	6,813	40.6	-1.3
	Protectionist	Edward Watts	5,932	35.4	-20.1
	Independent Labour	James Ronald	3,215	19.2	+19.2
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Cyril James	802	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			16,762	95.9
Informal votes			714	4.1
Turnout			17,476	55.9
	Labour gain from Protectionist		Swing	+9.4

Mernda

1906 Australian federal election: Mernda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	5,306	36.5	-16.5
	Labour	James Kenneally	3,962	27.2	+27.2
	Anti-Socialist	John Leckie	3,753	25.8	-3.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Richard O'Neill	1,534	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			14,555	95.4
Informal votes			702	4.6
Turnout			15,257	52.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-7.4

Wannon

1906 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McDougall	9,151	52.8	+15.2
	Anti-Socialist	Arthur Robinson	8,179	47.2	+3.8
Total formal votes			17,330	96.3
Informal votes			664	3.7
Turnout			17,994	63.8
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+5.7

Wimmera

1906 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Sydney Sampson	7,911	51.6	+14.6
	Labour	Richard Taffe	3,554	23.2	+23.2
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Max Hirsch	2,002	13.0	+13.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Herman Brauer	1,737	11.3	+11.3
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	William Leslie	142	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			15,346	96.5
Informal votes			560	3.5
Turnout			15,906	57.0
	Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+14.6

Yarra

1906 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Tudor	8,591	58.3	-9.9
	Ind. Protectionist	Richard Vale	5,776	39.2	+39.2
	Independent Labour	George Roberts	358	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			14,725	96.9
Informal votes			473	3.1
Turnout			15,198	50.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Queensland

1906 Australian federal election (Queensland)

12 December 1906
All 9 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	271,109
First party Second party Third party   Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin Party Anti-Socialist Labour Protectionist Last election — 6 seats 2 seats Seats won 4 4 1 Seat change 4 2 1 Popular vote 60,599 51,231 7,440 Percentage 50.81% 42.95% 6.24% Swing — 7.58 33.31

Brisbane

1906 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Justin Foxton	8,200	61.3	+61.3
	Labour	Millice Culpin	5,187	38.7	−8.1
Total formal votes			13,387	96.7
Informal votes			455	3.3
Turnout			13,842	39.7
	Anti-Socialist gain from Labour		Swing	+13.4

Capricornia

1906 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Edward Archer	7,892	55.6	+25.1
	Labour	David Thomson	6,304	44.4	−5.2
Total formal votes			14,196	96.4
Informal votes			529	3.6
Turnout			14,725	52.5
	Anti-Socialist gain from Labour		Swing	+15.2

Darling Downs

1906 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Littleton Groom	7,440	65.1	-34.9
	Anti-Socialist	Horace Ransome	3,991	34.9	+34.9
Total formal votes			11,431	95.9
Informal votes			488	4.1
Turnout			11,919	37.8
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-34.9

Herbert

1906 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fred Bamford	8,151	52.9	-4.9
	Anti-Socialist	Walter Tunbridge	7,255	47.1	+47.1
Total formal votes			15,406	95.3
Informal votes			764	4.7
Turnout			16,170	50.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9

Kennedy

1906 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	6,462	57.8	-11.9
	Anti-Socialist	Frederick Johnson	4,711	42.2	+11.9
Total formal votes			11,173	93.0
Informal votes			845	7.0
Turnout			12,018	48.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.9

Maranoa

1906 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Page	6,599	68.8	-6.2
	Anti-Socialist	Joseph Little	2,989	31.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			9,588	94.2
Informal votes			593	5.8
Turnout			10,181	41.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Moreton

1906 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Hugh Sinclair	10,055	62.5	+18.3
	Labour	James Wilkinson	6,038	37.5	+37.5
Total formal votes			16,093	96.9
Informal votes			514	3.1
Turnout			16,607	52.4
	Anti-Socialist gain from Independent Labour		Swing	+18.3

Oxley

1906 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Richard Edwards	8,722	66.6	+66.6
	Labour	Alfred Merry	4,372	33.4	-14.3
Total formal votes			13,094	95.4
Informal votes			635	4.6
Turnout			13,729	39.7
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+14.3

Wide Bay

1906 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	8,118	54.5	-6.7
	Anti-Socialist	Jasper Harvey	6,784	45.5	+6.7
Total formal votes			14,902	97.5
Informal votes			389	2.5
Turnout			15,291	52.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

South Australia

1906 Australian federal election (South Australia)

12 December 1906
All 7 South Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	193,118
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chris Watson George Reid Alfred Deakin Party Labour Anti-Socialist Protectionist Last election 2 seats 2 seats 2 seats Seats won 3 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,845 12,080 N/A Percentage 38.34% 39.10% N/A Swing 21.81 14.57 —

Adelaide

1906 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Charles Kingston	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Angas

1906 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Paddy Glynn	5,546	63.6	−36.4
	Labour	Alexander Day	3,177	36.4	+36.4
Total formal votes			8,273	94.5
Informal votes			503	5.5
Turnout			9,226	34.1
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	−36.4

Barker

1906 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	John Livingston	6,534	58.1	+58.1
	Labour	Roland Campbell	4,715	41.9	+41.9
Total formal votes			11,249	95.3
Informal votes			559	4.7
Turnout			11,808	44.2
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+58.1

Boothby

1906 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Batchelor	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Grey

1906 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Poynton	unopposed
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing

Hindmarsh

1906 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hutchison	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Wakefield

1906 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Frederick Holder	6,972	63.8	-36.2
	Labour	John Vaughan	3,953	36.2	+36.2
Total formal votes			10,925	95.1
Informal votes			560	4.9
Turnout			11,485	41.7
	Independent hold		Swing	-36.2

Western Australia

1906 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

12 December 1906
All 5 Western Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	145,473
First party Second party   Leader Chris Watson John Forrest Party Labour Western Australian Last election 4 seats — Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 28,334 22,154 Percentage 56.12% 43.88 Swing 10.80 —

Coolgardie

1906 Australian federal election: Coolgardie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Mahon	6,806	73.1	−26.9
	Western Australian	John Archibald	2,503	26.9	+26.9
Total formal votes			9,309	96.1
Informal votes			376	3.9
Turnout			9,685	33.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−26.9

Fremantle

1906 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Western Australian	William Hedges	4,798	50.9	+12.2
	Labour	William Carpenter	4,629	49.1	-12.2
Total formal votes			9,427	92.9
Informal votes			718	7.1
Turnout			10,145	37.5
	Western Australian gain from Labour		Swing	+12.2

Kalgoorlie

1906 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Frazer	7,715	79.0	+12.4
	Western Australian	William Burton	2,051	21.0	-12.4
Total formal votes			9,766	96.7
Informal votes			338	3.3
Turnout			10,104	36.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.4

Perth

1906 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	4,892	52.7	-20.1
	Western Australian	Edward Thurstan	4,384	47.3	+20.1
Total formal votes			9,276	96.7
Informal votes			343	3.6
Turnout			9,619	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.1

Swan

1906 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Western Australian	Sir John Forrest	8,418	66.2	-33.8
	Labour	Peter O'Loghlen	4,292	33.8	+33.8
Total formal votes			12,710	96.6
Informal votes			453	3.4
Turnout			13,163	45.0
	Western Australian hold		Swing	-33.8

Tasmania

1906 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

12 December 1906
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	90,209
First party Second party Third party   Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin Party Anti-Socialist Labour Protectionist Last election 1 seat 1 seat 2 seats Seats won 3 1 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 17,350 12,585 6,336 Percentage 44.93% 32.59% 16.41% Swing 12.71 20.08 24.96

Bass

1906 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	David Storrer	5,826	62.3	+5.6
	Anti-Socialist	William Oldham	3,522	37.7	−5.6
Total formal votes			9,348	96.1
Informal votes			380	3.9
Turnout			9,728	52.2
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+5.6

Darwin

1906 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	King O'Malley	5,215	55.0	+4.6
	Anti-Socialist	William Lamerton	3,420	36.0	+36.0
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Henry Bannister	849	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			9,484	95.8
Informal votes			420	4.2
Turnout			9,904	55.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.8

Denison

1906 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Sir Philip Fysh	6,473	58.5	+15.1
	Labour	George Burns	4,165	37.6	+37.6
	Ind. Protectionist	William Brown	434	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			11,071	96.6
Informal votes			391	3.4
Turnout			11,462	60.0
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+15.1

Franklin

1906 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	William McWilliams	unopposed
	Anti-Socialist gain from Revenue Tariff		Swing

Wilmot

1906 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Llewellyn Atkinson	3,935	45.2	-9.7
	Labour	Thomas Wilson	3,205	36.8	+36.8
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Norman Cameron	1,058	12.1	+12.1
	Protectionist	Charles Fenton	510	5.9	-39.2
Total formal votes			8,708	95.7
Informal votes			392	4.3
Turnout			9,100	53.7
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-0.7

See also

• 1906 Australian federal election
• Candidates of the 1906 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1907–1910
• Results of the 1906 Australian federal election (Senate)