2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum

April 2022 Western Australia 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? 2005 02 26 y 457,183 648,860 23,068 1,259,262 2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum 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? 422,942 672,478 33,644 1,259,262 Western-australia-referendum-economic.svg 300px Results by division 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.2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state-referendums/past-referendums/2005-retail-trading-hours-referendum 2024-02-12 elections.wa.gov.au Questions 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? 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? Results Weeknight trading RegionGreen Anthony 2006 FinalResultsBook.doc http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/wa/WA2005_Results.pdf#page=48 2024-02-12 Western Australian Parliamentary Library 1920886664 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229094732/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/wa/WA2005_Results.pdf#page=48 29 December 2013 On rolls Ballots issued Yes % No % Informal North Metropolitan 388,999 351,520 150,386 43.55% 194,950 align="middle" 56.45% 6,184 South Metropolitan 271,044 243,937 104,328 40.69% 134,673 align="middle" 59.31% 4,936 East Metropolitan 273,378 249,158 99,577 44.81% 145,120 align="middle" 55.19% 4,461 Agricultural 95,041 85,592 24,809 29.62% 58,950 align="middle" 70.38% 1,833 South West 162,560 147,667 53,372 37.06% 90,635 align="middle" 62.94% 3,660 Mining and Pastoral 68,240 51,237 24,711 align="middle" 50.18% 24,532 49.82% 1,994 Total for State 1,259,262 1,129,111 457,183 41.34% 648,860 noWrap 58.66% 23,068 Sunday trading Region On rolls Ballots issued Yes % No % Informal North Metropolitan 388,999 351,548 135,594 39.62% 206,613 align="middle" 60.38% 9,341 South Metropolitan 271,044 243,938 96,831 40.92% 139,792 align="middle" 59.08% 7,315 East Metropolitan 273,378 249,152 89,403 36.85% 153,178 align="middle" 63.15% 6,571 Agricultural 95,041 85,596 23,270 28.05% 59,687 align="middle" 71.95% 2,639 South West 162,560 147,593 53,153 37.34% 89,212 align="middle" 62.66% 5,228 Mining and Pastoral 68,240 51,237 24,691 align="middle" 50.71% 23,996 49.29% 2,550 Total for State 1,259,262 1,129,064 422,942 38.61% 672,478 noWrap align="middle" 61.39% 33,644 References External links 2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum report 2005 Category:2005 elections in Australia Category:2005 referendums Category:2000s in Western Australia Category:February 2005 in Australia