1904 Western Australian state election

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All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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Leader  | Robert Hastie | Walter James
Party  | Labour | Ministerialist
Leader since  | 10 May 1901  | 1 July 1902
Leader's seat  | Kanowna | East Perth
Last election  | 6 seats  | 19 seats
Seats won  | 22 seats  | 18 seats
Seat change  | 16  | 1
Percentage  | 42.57%  | 36.69%
Swing  | 16.70  | 16.46

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| Premier before election

Walter James
Ministerialist

| Elected Premier

Walter James
Ministerialist

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 28 June 1904 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election resulted in a hung parliament. The Labour Party, led by Robert Hastie, won 22 seats, while the governing Ministerialists won 18 seats, and independents won 10 seats. Walter James, who had been premier since July 1902, initially continued on in the role after the election. The Labour Party elected a new leader, Henry Daglish, on 8 July.[1] Daglish successfully moved a motion of no confidence on 2 August, and after James's resignation became premier on 10 August. He was Western Australia's first premier from the Labour Party.

## Results

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Main article: Results of the Western Australian state election, 1904

Western Australian state election, 1904[2]
Legislative Assembly

Enrolled voters  | 163,826[1] |  |
Votes cast  | 66,054  |  | Turnout | 48.28%  |
Informal votes  | 731  |  | Informal  | 1.09%  |
Summary of votes by party
Party  | Primary votes  | %  | Swing  | Seats  | Change
| Labour | 28,122  | 42.57%  | +16.70  | 22  | +16
| Ministerialist | 24,234  | 36.69%  | +16.46  | 18  | –1
| Independent | 12,810  | 19.39%  | +5.99  | 10  | +5
| Independent Labour | 888  | 1.34%  | +1.34  | 0  | ±0
Total  | 66,054  |  |  | 50  |

## See also

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* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904
* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1904–1905

## Notes

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1 The total number of enrolled voters was 163,826, of whom 25,511 were registered in ten uncontested seats. Five of the uncontested seats were won by Labour, three by Ministerialists, and two by independents.

## References

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1. ^ "CAUCUS MEETING OF THE LABOUR PARTY.", The West Australian, 9 July 1904.
2. ^ Australian Politics and Elections Database, University of Western Australia.

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