Results of the 1903 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 16 December 1903 House of Representatives << 1901–1906 >>
Enrolled voters		1,893,586
Votes cast		739,402		Turnout	39.05	–12.34
Informal votes		18,463		Informal	2.50	+0.81
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Protectionist	210,738	29.23%	+1.71%	26	–1
	Free Trade	228,721	31.73%	–1.48%	24	–1
	Labour	214,713	29.78%	+11.53%	22	+7
	Revenue Tariff	3,546	0.49%	+0.49%	1	+1
	Independent	63,218	8.77%	–12.24%	2	–6
Total		720,936			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1903 federal election.

New South Wales

1903 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

16 December 1903
All 26 New South Wales seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	687,049
Turnout	282,514 (41.12%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader George Reid Chris Watson Alfred Deakin Party Free Trade Labour Protectionist Last election 12 seats 6 seats 7 seats Seats won 16 7 3 Seat change 4 1 4 Popular vote 150,381 58,492 41,702 Percentage 54.75% 21.29% 15.18% Swing 13.27 3.13 11.38

Barrier

1903 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	6,217	82.0	−5.4
	Ind. Protectionist	John Dunstan	1,367	18.0	+18.0
Total formal votes			7,584	97.7
Informal votes			175	2.3
Turnout			7,759	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.4

Bland

1903 Australian federal election: Bland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watson	4,779	55.4	−2.0
	Free Trade	John Longmuir	3,854	44.6	+33.6
Total formal votes			8,633	96.4
Informal votes			327	3.6
Turnout			8,960	43.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.5

Canobolas

1903 Australian federal election: Canobolas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Brown	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Cowper

1903 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Henry Lee	7,456	63.0	+29.4
	Protectionist	Francis Clarke	4,384	37.0	−1.3
Total formal votes			11,840	97.4
Informal votes			328	2.6
Turnout			12,168	47.6
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+15.4

Dalley

1903 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	William Wilks	12,814	74.9	+24.1
	Ind. Protectionist	Selina Anderson	3,036	17.7	+17.7
	Ind. Protectionist	William Burns	1,263	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			17,113	97.4
Informal votes			457	2.6
Turnout			15,570	51.1
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+17.4

Darling

1903 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Spence	3,148	58.2	+13.8
	Free Trade	Denis Acton	2,263	41.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			5,411	96.9
Informal votes			171	3.1
Turnout			5,582	36.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

East Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Reid	8,103	61.3	−6.7
	Labour	Thomas Thrower	4,308	32.6	+32.6
	Protectionist	Robert Peel	799	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			13,210	97.3
Informal votes			362	2.7
Turnout			13,572	38.8
	Free Trade hold		Swing	−7.9

Eden-Monaro

1903 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	unopposed		+
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Gwydir

1903 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Webster	4,395	53.5	+24.4
	Free Trade	James Macarthur-Onslow	2,522	30.7	+17.1
	Ind. Protectionist	Robert Barton	1,302	15.8	+15.8
Total formal votes			8,219	95.0
Informal votes			431	5.0
Turnout			8,650	38.7
	Labour gain from Protectionist		Swing	+24.3

Hume

1903 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	7,113	60.0	+5.9
	Free Trade	Francis McLean	4,749	40.0	−5.9
Total formal votes			11,862	98.6
Informal votes			166	1.4
Turnout			12,028	54.1
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+5.9

Hunter

1903 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Frank Liddell	7,697	59.3	+59.3
	Ind. Protectionist	James Waller	4,241	32.7	+32.7
	Labour	Arthur Rae	1,044	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			12,982	98.1
Informal votes			256	1.9
Turnout			13,238	49.1
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+59.3

Illawarra

1903 Australian federal election: Illawarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Fuller	unopposed
	Free Trade hold		Swing

Lang

1903 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Elliot Johnson	10,527	50.7	−34.8
	Ind. Free Trade	William Cullam	5,552	26.7	+26.7
	Labour	Tom Keegan	3,042	18.4	+8.4
	Protectionist	Thomas Roseby	1,642	7.9	−10.1
Total formal votes			20,763	97.2
Informal votes			599	2.8
Turnout			21,362	54.9
	Free Trade hold		Swing	−16.3

Macquarie

1903 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith	6,410	54.0	+0.1
	Protectionist	William Sandford	5,450	46.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			11,860	98.6
Informal votes			170	1.4
Turnout			12,030	58.8
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+0.1

Newcastle

1903 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	9,839	62.5	−1.8
	Free Trade	Richard Bowles	5,899	37.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			15,738	96.0
Informal votes			653	4.0
Turnout			16,391	46.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.2

New England

1903 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Edmund Lonsdale	6,921	51.9	+7.3
	Protectionist	William Sawers	6,423	48.1	+2.3
Total formal votes			13,344	96.9
Informal votes			420	3.1
Turnout			13,764	51.4
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+2.5

North Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Dugald Thomson	unopposed
	Free Trade hold		Swing

Parkes

1903 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Bruce Smith	15,610	73.9	+0.8
	Labour	Charles Dyer	3,876	18.4	+18.4
	Ind. Free Trade	Varney Parkes	1,318	6.2	+6.2
	Ind. Free Trade	Edward Beeby	216	1.0	+1.0
	Ind. Free Trade	Hampton Slatyer	90	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			21,110	97.6
Informal votes			513	2.4
Turnout			21,623	58.7
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+2.6

Parramatta

1903 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Joseph Cook	10,097	80.1	+18.8
	Ind. Protectionist	John Strachan	2,506	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			12,603	95.4
Informal votes			612	4.6
Turnout			13,215	47.1
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+18.8

Richmond

1903 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	6,096	72.6	+17.3
	Free Trade	Reginald Atkinson	2,296	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			8,392	97.5
Informal votes			214	2.5
Turnout			8,606	45.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+17.3

Riverina

1903 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Robert Blackwood	4,341	50.0	+3.5
	Protectionist	John Chanter	4,336	50.0	−3.5
Total formal votes			8,677	97.6
Informal votes			210	2.4
Turnout			8,887	48.9
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+3.5

Robertson

1903 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Henry Willis	5,592	63.5	+10.5
	Ind. Protectionist	William Wall	3,212	36.5	+36.5
Total formal votes			8,804	97.3
Informal votes			245	2.7
Turnout			9,049	40.5
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+10.5

South Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Edwards	9,662	56.0	+14.6
	Labour	Edward Riley	7,596	44.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			17,258	97.1
Informal votes			511	2.9
Turnout			17,769	55.9
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+4.3

Wentworth

1903 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Willie Kelly	13,894	71.8	+3.4
	Protectionist	John Dalley	5,459	28.2	−3.4
Total formal votes			19,353	98.5
Informal votes			286	1.5
Turnout			19,639	62.6
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+3.4

Werriwa

1903 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Alfred Conroy	6,545	68.7	+16.8
	Labour	Arthur Barrett	2,976	31.3	+31.3
Total formal votes			9,521	96.7
Informal votes			322	3.3
Turnout			9,843	46.7
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+16.8

West Sydney

1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	7,272	69.9	−3.7
	Free Trade	Edward Warren	3,129	30.1	+30.1
Total formal votes			10,403	96.2
Informal votes			406	3.8
Turnout			10,809	41.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.5

Victoria

1903 Australian federal election (Victoria)

16 December 1903
All 23 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	612,472
Turnout	262,789 (42.91%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour Last election 16 seats 4 seats 2 seats Seats won 16 5 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 106,644 55,308 69,516 Percentage 41.34% 21.44% 26.95% Swing 3.04 2.03 18.27

Balaclava

1903 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir George Turner	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Ballaarat

1903 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Alfred Deakin	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Bendigo

1903 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Quick	6,020	41.9	−58.1
	Labour	David Smith	5,704	39.7	+39.7
	Free Trade	Cyril James	2,650	18.4	+18.4
Total formal votes			14,374	99.1
Informal votes			129	0.9
Turnout			14,500	57.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−58.1

Bourke

1903 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James Hume Cook	8,657	42.4	+7.8
	Labour	Martin Hannah	7,933	38.8	+21.1
	Ind. Protectionist	Rothwell Grundy	3,841	18.8	+18.8
Total formal votes			20,431	98.5
Informal votes			314	1.5
Turnout			20,745	59.4
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−2.1

Corangamite

1903 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Gratton Wilson	4,600	35.2	+35.2
	Ind. Protectionist	Desmond Dunne	4,036	30.8	+30.8
	Protectionist	Agar Wynne	2,968	22.7	−49.5
	Ind. Protectionist	John Woods	1,484	11.3	−16.5
Total formal votes			13,088	99.0
Informal votes			138	1.0
Turnout			13,226	55.5
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+35.2

Corinella

1903 Australian federal election: Corinella

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McCay	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Corio

1903 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Richard Crouch	6,951	45.5	+3.7
	Free Trade	Donald Macdonald	5,623	36.8	+23.4
	Labour	John Reed	2,709	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			15,283	98.5
Informal votes			225	1.5
Turnout			15,508	60.7
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−4.3

Echuca

1903 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McColl	5,511	63.3	+9.3
	Free Trade	Henry Williams	3,188	36.7	−9.3
Total formal votes			8,699	97.2
Informal votes			254	2.8
Turnout			8,953	44.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+9.3

Flinders

1903 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	James Gibb	5,194	36.3	−3.6
	Protectionist	Arthur Nichols	3,917	27.3	−6.7
	Labour	Arthur Wilson	2,971	20.7	+20.7
	Ind. Protectionist	Louis Smith	2,242	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			14,324	98.8
Informal votes			177	1.2
Turnout			14,501	52.8
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+1.5

Gippsland

1903 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Allan McLean	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Grampians

1903 Australian federal election: Grampians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Thomas Skene	3,836	36.3	−12.7
	Protectionist	Archibald Ritchie	3,285	31.1	−5.7
	Labour	Patrick McGrath	2,735	25.9	+25.9
	Independent Labour	Albert Andrews	722	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			10,578	97.7
Informal votes			254	2.3
Turnout			10,832	49.8
	Free Trade hold		Swing	−3.5

Indi

1903 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Isaac Isaacs	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Kooyong

1903 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	William Knox	12,045	52.8	−4.6
	Protectionist	Robert Barbour	10,768	47.2	+13.7
Total formal votes			22,813	98.4
Informal votes			366	1.6
Turnout			23,179	58.9
	Free Trade hold		Swing	−9.2

Laanecoorie

1903 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Carty Salmon	6,930	74.6	+22.5
	Free Trade	David Bevan	2,358	25.4	+25.4
Total formal votes			9,288	96.8
Informal votes			311	3.2
Turnout			9,599	48.1
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+22.5

Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	7,756	50.2	−10.6
	Labour	William Maloney	7,679	49.8	+10.6
Total formal votes			15,435	98.6
Informal votes			219	1.4
Turnout			15,654	58.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−10.6

Melbourne Ports

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Samuel Mauger	9,646	55.5	−44.5
	Labour	James Mathews	7,290	41.9	+41.9
	Independent Labour	Harry Foran	443	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			17,379	97.8
Informal votes			386	2.2
Turnout			17,765	55.7
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−44.5

Mernda

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	5,178	53.0	+7.7
	Free Trade	Frederick Hickford	2,807	28.8	+28.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Edward Hodges	1,776	18.2	+18.2
Total formal votes			9,761	98.3
Informal votes			166	1.7
Turnout			9,927	45.2
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+8.3

Moira

1903 Australian federal election: Moira

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	5,385	54.0	−2.2
	Free Trade	Albert Palmer	4,590	46.0	+2.2
Total formal votes			9,975	98.5
Informal votes			156	1.5
Turnout			10,131	48.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−2.2

Northern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Northern Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Henry Higgins	11,595	70.3	+11.3
	Labour	Samuel Painter	4,897	29.7	+29.7
Total formal votes			16,492	96.4
Informal votes			609	3.6
Turnout			17,101	48.1
	Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist		Swing	+1.3

Southern Melbourne

1903 Australian federal election: Southern Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Ronald	9,057	47.7	+6.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Charles Monteith	8,282	43.6	+43.6
	Ind. Protectionist	Ernest Joske	1,066	5.6	+5.6
	Ind. Protectionist	John Sloss	600	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			19,005	98.0
Informal votes			390	2.0
Turnout			19,395	54.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.0

Wannon

1903 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Arthur Robinson	5,323	43.4	−1.4
	Labour	Thomas White	4,611	37.6	+37.6
	Protectionist	Patrick Hogan	2,318	18.9	−8.5
Total formal votes			12,252	98.3
Informal votes			215	1.7
Turnout			12,467	54.0
	Free Trade hold		Swing	−5.6

Wimmera

1903 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Pharez Phillips	3,263	39.0	−10.2
	Free Trade	Max Hirsch	3,094	37.0	−1.0
	Ind. Protectionist	John Gray	2,011	24.0	+24.0
Total formal votes			8,368	97.8
Informal votes			185	2.2
Turnout			8,553	51.2
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−4.6

Yarra

1903 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Tudor	13,930	68.2	+35.1
	Protectionist	William Wilson	6,496	31.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,426	98.4
Informal votes			327	1.6
Turnout			20,753	55.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+15.9

Queensland

1903 Australian federal election (Queensland)

16 December 1903
All 9 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	227,080
Turnout	115,731 (50.96%)
First party Second party   Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin Party Labour Liberal Last election 4 seats — Seats won 6 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 56,937 44,562 Percentage 50.53% 39.55% Swing 10.81 —

Brisbane

1903 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Millice Culpin	8,019	46.8	+15.1
	Liberal	William Morse	7,321	42.7	−4.1
	Ind. Protectionist	Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	1,799	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			17,139	98.1
Informal votes			327	1.9
Turnout			17,466	51.2
	Labour gain from Protectionist		Swing	+9.7

Capricornia

1903 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Thomson	6,065	49.6	+0.6
	Liberal	George Curtis	3,725	30.5	+30.5
	Ind. Protectionist	Thomas Ryan	2,435	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			12,225	97.2
Informal votes			358	2.8
Turnout			12,583	58.2
	Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade		Swing	+8.6

Darling Downs

1903 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Littleton Groom	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Herbert

1903 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Bamford	8,965	57.8	+6.2
	Liberal	William White	6,549	42.2	-6.2
Total formal votes			15,514	95.5
Informal votes			727	4.5
Turnout			16,241	63.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

Kennedy

1903 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	8,031	69.7	+6.8
	Liberal	Frederick Johnson	3,493	30.3	-6.8
Total formal votes			11,524	96.5
Informal votes			423	3.5
Turnout			11,947	60.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

Maranoa

1903 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Page	7,173	75.0	+21.7
	Liberal	Daniel Leahy	2,390	25.0	-21.7
Total formal votes			9,563	97.2
Informal votes			9,843	58.4
Turnout			9,843	58.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+21.7

Moreton

1903 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	James Wilkinson	6,941	55.8	+16.4
	Liberal	George Harrison	5,508	44.2	+12.0
Total formal votes			12,449	98.3
Informal votes			214	1.7
Turnout			12,663	46.4
	Independent Labour hold		Swing	+2.2

Oxley

1903 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Edwards	8,846	52.3	-0.9
	Labour	William Reinhold	8,062	47.7	+0.9
Total formal votes			16,908	97.8
Informal votes			382	2.2
Turnout			17,290	55.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.9

Wide Bay

1903 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	10,622	61.2	+5.8
	Liberal	George Stupart	6,730	38.8	-5.8
Total formal votes			17,352	98.0
Informal votes			346	2.0
Turnout			17,698	67.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

South Australia

1903 Australian federal election (South Australia)

16 December 1903
All 7 South Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	167,775
Turnout	20,122 (11.99%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chris Watson George Reid Alfred Deakin Party Labour Free Trade Protectionist Last election 1 seat 4 seats 2 seats Seats won 2 2 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 11,778 4,802 3,000 Percentage 60.15% 24.53% 15.32% Swing 44.26 25.68 18.08

Adelaide

1903 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Charles Kingston	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Angas

1903 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Paddy Glynn	unopposed
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Barker

1903 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Langdon Bonython	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Boothby

1903 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Batchelor	5,775	54.6	+54.6
	Free Trade	Vaiben Louis Solomon	4,802	45.4	+45.4
Total formal votes			10,577	97.5
Informal votes			276	2.5
Turnout			10,853	43.1
	Labour win		(new seat)

Grey

1903 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Alexander Poynton	unopposed
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Hindmarsh

1903 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hutchison	6,003	66.7	+66.7
	Protectionist	James Shaw	3,000	33.3	+33.3
Total formal votes			9,003	97.1
Informal votes			266	2.9
Turnout			9,269	37.9
	Labour win		(new seat)

Wakefield

1903 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Frederick Holder	unopposed
	Independent win		(new seat)

Western Australia

1903 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

16 December 1903
All 5 Western Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	116,942
Turnout	21,233 (18.16%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chris Watson Alfred Deakin George Reid Party Labour Protectionist Free Trade Last election 2 seats 1 seat 2 seats Seats won 4 1 0 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 13,507 N/A 6,678 Percentage 66.92% N/A 33.08% Swing 33.44 — 11.08

Coolgardie

1903 Australian federal election: Coolgardie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Mahon	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Fremantle

1903 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Carpenter	3,439	61.3	+25.1
	Free Trade	Elias Solomon	2,174	38.7	−18.0
Total formal votes			5,613	93.2
Informal votes			408	6.8
Turnout			6,021	30.9
	Labour gain from Free Trade		Swing	+21.6

Kalgoorlie

1903 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Frazer	5,820	66.6	+66.6
	Free Trade	John Kirwan	2,913	33.4	−30.7
Total formal votes			8,733	96.8
Informal votes			286	3.2
Turnout			9,019	38.9
	Labour gain from Free Trade		Swing	+30.7

Perth

1903 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	4,248	72.8	+13.7
	Free Trade	Harry Venn	1,591	27.2	+27.2
Total formal votes			5,839	94.3
Informal votes			354	5.7
Turnout			6,193	22.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.7

Swan

1903 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Forrest	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Tasmania

1903 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

16 December 1903
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered	82,268
Turnout	37,013 (44.99%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfred Deakin George Reid Chris Watson Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour Last election 1 seat 3 seats — Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 14,830 11,552 4,483 Percentage 41.37% 32.22% 12.51% Swing 19.74 23.53 —   Fourth party   Leader William McWilliams Party Revenue Tariff Last election — Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,546 Percentage 9.89% Swing —

Bass

1903 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	David Storrer	4,092	56.7	+56.7
	Free Trade	William Hartnoll	3,124	43.3	+43.3
Total formal votes			7,216	97.6
Informal votes			181	2.4
Turnout			7,398	42.1
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Darwin

1903 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	King O'Malley	4,483	50.4	+50.4
	Protectionist	James Brickhill	4,354	49.0	+49.0
	Independent	James Gaffney	53	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			8,890	99.3
Informal votes			458	4.9
Turnout			9,348	58.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

Denison

1903 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Philip Fysh	3,661	43.8	+43.8
	Free Trade	Norman Cameron	3,630	43.4	+43.4
	Independent	Andrew Kirk	1,064	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			8,355	97.0
Informal votes			255	3.0
Turnout			8,610	51.8
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Franklin

1903 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Revenue Tariff	William McWilliams	1,986	37.1	+37.1
	Free Trade	Russell Macnaghten	1,485	27.8	+27.8
	Revenue Tariff	William Clifford	785	14.7	+14.7
	Revenue Tariff	Henry Tinning	775	14.5	+14.5
	Independent	Wentworth Hardy	320	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			5,351	97.1
Informal votes			162	2.9
Turnout			5,513	33.9
	Revenue Tariff win		(new seat)

Wilmot

1903 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sir Edward Braddon	3,313	54.9	+54.9
	Protectionist	John Cheek	2,723	45.1	+45.1
Total formal votes			6,036	98.9
Informal votes			108	1.8
Turnout			6,144	39.1
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

See also

• 1903 Australian federal election
• Candidates of the 1903 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1903–1906
• Results of the 1903 Australian federal election (Senate)