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		739,401		Turnout	50.27	–6.41
Informal votes		18,463		Informal	2.50	+0.85
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Free Trade	247,774	34.37%	+4.33%	24	– 4
	Labour	223,163	30.95%	+15.20%	22	+ 7
	Protectionist	214,091	29.70%	–7.05%	26	– 5
	Revenue Tariff	3,546	0.49%	+0.49%	1	+ 1
	Independent	32,364	4.49%	+2.83%	2	± 0
Total		720,938			75

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

New South Wales

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

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
	Ind. Protectionist	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 Independent		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

Brisbane

1903 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Millice Culpin	8,019	46.8	+15.1
	Protectionist	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
	Protectionist	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	%	±%
	Protectionist	Littleton Groom	unopposed
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Herbert

1903 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Bamford	8,965	57.8	+6.2
	Protectionist	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
	Protectionist	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
	Protectionist	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
	Protectionist	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	%	±%
	Protectionist	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
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-0.9

Wide Bay

1903 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	10,622	61.2	+5.8
	Protectionist	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

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

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

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)