1905 Western Australian state election

State election in Western Australia in 1905 April 2022 June 2020 1905 Western Australian state election Western Australia 1870 parliamentary no 1904 Western Australian state election 1904 1908 Western Australian state election 1908 All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 27 October – 13 November 1905 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1905–1908 100px Hector Rason 28 September 1904 Ministerialist 6797EA Guildford 53.84 17.15 18 seats 33 seats 15 100px William Johnson 4 October 1905 Australian Labour Party (Western Australian Branch) Kalgoorlie(lost seat) 35.07% 7.50 22 seats 14 seats 8 Premier Hector Rason Ministerialist Hector Rason Ministerialist Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia in late 1905 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly. The main polling day was 27 October, although four remote electorates (Dundas, Gascoyne, Kimberley, and Pilbara) went to the polls on 13 November. Hector Rason, the sitting premier and a member of the Ministerialist faction, had taken office on 25 August 1905 at the head of a minority government, following the fall of the previous minority government led by Henry Daglish of the Labour Party. Daglish resigned as party leader on 27 September, and was replaced by William Johnson on 4 October. At the election, Rason and the Ministerialists recorded a landslide victory, with their gain of 15 seats allowing them to form a comfortable majority government. Eight Labour members lost their seats, including their leader Johnson, who was defeated in Kalgoorlie by Norbert Keenan. Results Results of the Western Australian state election, 1905 Western Australian state election, 1905Australian Politics and Elections Database, University of Western Australia. Legislative Assembly 121,722cont 1 1 52,896 51.86% 535 1.01% Ministerial (WA) 28,189 53.84% +17.15 33 +15 Labour WA 18,364 35.07% –7.50 14 –8 Independent Labour WA 2,161 4.13% +2.78 1 +1 Independent Ministerial 1,943 3.71% +3.71 2 +2 Independent 1,704 3.25% –16.14 0 –10 52,361 50 |} See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1905–1908 Notes cont 1 1 The total number of enrolled voters was 121,722, of whom 19,720 were registered in 11 uncontested seats. Eight of the uncontested seats were won by Ministerialists and three by Labour. References Category:Elections in Western Australia Category:1905 elections in Australia Category:1900s in Western Australia Category:October 1905 in Australia Category:November 1905 in Australia