1905 Western Australian state election explained

Election Name:1905 Western Australian state election
Country:Western Australia
Flag Year:1870
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1904 Western Australian state election
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1908 Western Australian state election
Next Year:1908
Seats For Election:All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Election Date:27 October – 13 November 1905
Leader1:Hector Rason
Leader Since1:28 September 1904
Party1:Ministerialist
Color1:6797EA
Leaders Seat1:Guildford
Percentage1:53.84
Swing1:17.15
Last Election1:18 seats
Seats1:33 seats
Seat Change1:15
Leader2:William Johnson
Leader Since2:4 October 1905
Party2:Australian Labour Party (Western Australian Branch)
Leaders Seat2:Kalgoorlie
Percentage2:35.07%
Swing2:7.50
Last Election2:22 seats
Seats2:14 seats
Seat Change2:8
Premier
Before Election:Hector Rason
Before Party:Ministerialist
After Election:Hector Rason
After Party: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

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Notes

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.