| Country: | 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? | |
| Yes: | 457,183 |
| No: | 648,860 |
| Invalid: | 23,068 |
| Electorate: | 1,259,262 |
| Website: | 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? | |
| Yes: | 422,942 |
| No: | 672,478 |
| Invalid: | 33,644 |
| Electorate: | 1,259,262 |
| Map: | Western-australia-referendum-economic.svg |
| Map Size: | 300px |
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.[1]
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?
| Region[2] | On rolls | Ballots issued | Yes | % | No | % | Informal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388,999 | 351,520 | 150,386 | 43.55% | 194,950 | 6,184 | |||||||||
| 271,044 | 243,937 | 104,328 | 40.69% | 134,673 | 4,936 | |||||||||
| 273,378 | 249,158 | 99,577 | 44.81% | 145,120 | 4,461 | |||||||||
| 95,041 | 85,592 | 24,809 | 29.62% | 58,950 | 1,833 | |||||||||
| 162,560 | 147,667 | 53,372 | 37.06% | 90,635 | 3,660 | |||||||||
| 68,240 | 51,237 | 24,711 | 24,532 | 49.82% | 1,994 | |||||||||
| Total for State | noWrap align="right" | 1,259,262 | noWrap align="right" | 1,129,111 | noWrap align="right" | 457,183 | noWrap align="middle" | 41.34% | noWrap align="right" | 648,860 | noWrap | noWrap align="right" | 23,068 |
| Region | On rolls | Ballots issued | Yes | % | No | % | Informal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388,999 | 351,548 | 135,594 | 39.62% | 206,613 | 9,341 | |||||||||
| 271,044 | 243,938 | 96,831 | 40.92% | 139,792 | 7,315 | |||||||||
| 273,378 | 249,152 | 89,403 | 36.85% | 153,178 | 6,571 | |||||||||
| 95,041 | 85,596 | 23,270 | 28.05% | 59,687 | 2,639 | |||||||||
| 162,560 | 147,593 | 53,153 | 37.34% | 89,212 | 5,228 | |||||||||
| 68,240 | 51,237 | 24,691 | 23,996 | 49.29% | 2,550 | |||||||||
| Total for State | noWrap align="right" | 1,259,262 | noWrap align="right" | 1,129,064 | noWrap align="right" | 422,942 | noWrap align="middle" | 38.61% | noWrap align="right" | 672,478 | noWrap align="middle" | noWrap align="right" | 33,644 |