1904 Western Australian state election

None April 2022 June 2020 1904 Western Australian state election Western Australia 1870 parliamentary no 1901 Western Australian state election 1901 1905 Western Australian state election 1905 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 28 June 1904 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905 100px Robert Hastie 10 May 1901 Australian Labour Party (Western Australian Branch) Kanowna 42.57% 16.70 6 seats 22 seats 16 100px Walter James 1 July 1902 Ministerialist 6797EA East Perth 36.69% 16.46 19 seats 18 seats 1 Premier Walter James Ministerialist Walter James Ministerialist Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 28 June 1904 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a hung parliament. The Labour Party, led by Robert Hastie, won 22 seats, while the governing Ministerialists won 18 seats, and independents won 10 seats. Walter James, who had been premier since July 1902, initially continued on in the role after the election. The Labour Party elected a new leader, Henry Daglish, on 8 July."CAUCUS MEETING OF THE LABOUR PARTY.", The West Australian, 9 July 1904. Daglish successfully moved a motion of no confidence on 9 August, and after James's resignation became premier on 10 August. He was Western Australia's first premier from the Labour Party. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1904 Western Australian state election, 1904Australian Politics and Elections Database, University of Western Australia. Legislative Assembly 163,826cont 1 1 66,054 48.28% 731 1.09% Labour WA 28,122 42.57% +16.70 22 +16 Ministerial (WA) 24,234 36.69% +16.46 18 –1 Independent 12,810 19.39% +5.99 10 +5 Independent Labour WA 888 1.34% +1.34 0 ±0 66,054 50 |} See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905 Notes cont 1 1 The total number of enrolled voters was 163,826, of whom 25,511 were registered in ten uncontested seats. Five of the uncontested seats were won by Labour, three by Ministerialists, and two by independents. References Category:Elections in Western Australia Category:1904 elections in Australia Category:June 1904 in Australia Category:1900s in Western Australia