1906 Australian Federal Election

12 December 1906 · Founding the Commonwealth · 75 seats, 38 for a majority

The 1906 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 12 December 1906. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 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

Labour

26 of 75 seats

Turnout

47.5%

The result

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Labour

Chris Watson · 36.6% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Anti-Socialist

George Reid · 36.3% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Protectionist

Alfred Deakin · 16.4% of votes · -10 seats

seats

Western Australian Party

John Forrest · 2.3% of votes · +2 seats

seats


Labour	Chris Watson	26	+4	348,712	36.6%	+6.9
Anti-Socialist	George Reid	26	+2	345,781	36.3%	+4.6
Protectionist	Alfred Deakin	16	-10	155,991	16.4%	-12.8
Western Australian Party	John Forrest	2	+2	22,154	2.3%	+2.3

5 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.