1903 Australian Federal Election
16 December 1903 · Founding the Commonwealth · 75 seats, 38 for a majority
The 1903 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 16 December 1903. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
Alfred Deakin
Protectionist
Prime Minister (continued)
Alfred Deakin
Protectionist
Largest force
Protectionist
26 of 75 seats
Turnout
39.0%
The result
Protectionist
Alfred Deakin · 29.2% of votes · -6 seats
26
seats
Free Trade
George Reid · 31.7% of votes · -1 seats
24
seats
Labour
Chris Watson · 29.8% of votes · +6 seats
22
seats
Independents/Other
8.8% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
Revenue Tariff
William McWilliams · 0.5% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats