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 

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 Labor	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

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905

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.