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Protectionist Party
Alfred Deakin
Prime Minister
Parliament: 2 years
Leader since: 1903
Division: Ballarat Federal elections for the inaugural Parliament of Australia were held in Australia on March 29 and March 30, 1901 following the establishment of the Federation of Australia. ...
Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856–7 October 1919), Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister of Australia. ...
The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ...
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Labour Party
Chris Watson
Labour leader
Parliament: 2 years
Leader since: 1901
Division: Bland John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 (exact date uncertain) - 18 November 1941), Australian politician and third Prime Minister of Australia, usually known as Chris Watson, was born in ValparaÃso, Chile, probably on April 9, 1867. ...
The Division of Bland was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...
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Free Trade Party
George Reid
Opposition leader
Parliament: 2 years
Leader since: 1901
Division: East Sydney reupload of image that was originally Georgereid. ...
Sir George Houstoun Reid (25 February 1845–12 September 1918), Australian politician and fourth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of a Church of Scotland minister, migrated to Victoria with his family as a child. ...
The Division of East Sydney was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...
| Federal elections were held in Australia on December 16, 1903. The incumbent Protectionist Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Alfred Deakin defeated the opposition Free Trade Party led by George Reid.-1...
1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The Protectionist Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
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Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856–7 October 1919), Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister of Australia. ...
The Free Trade Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
George Reid is the name of two political figures: Sir George Reid was a Prime Minister of Australia. ...
House of Reps — 1903-06 — Turnout 50.27% — Informal 2.50% | | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | | | Free Trade Party | 247,774 | 34.37 | +4.33 | 25 | -3 | | | Australian Labor Party | 223,163 | 30.95 | +15.20 | 23 | +9 | | | Protectionist Party | 214,091 | 29.70 | -7.05 | 26 | -5 | | | Revenue Tariff Party | 3,546 | 0.49 | * | 1 | +1 | | | Independents | 32,364 | 4.49 | +2.83 | 0 | 0 | | | Total | 720,938 | | | 75 | | The Free Trade Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Protectionist Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
The Free Trade Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Protectionist Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
The First Past the Post electoral system, is a voting system for single-member districts. ...
Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ...
The 1903 general election was the second federal election in Australia following the adoption of the federal government. A federal government is the common government of a federation. ...
The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...
The election resulted in the Protectionist Party retaining government, however the Labour party made significant gains outside New South Wales and Victoria, and with three seats short of the incumbent Protectionist Party, made for an unstable minority government. Immediately after the election the Protectionist's governed with help from the Labour party, however the close results saw three changes in government before the next election was called in 1906. The Protectionist Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when no political party has won a majority of seats in the parliament, typically by the party that does have a plurality. ...
Voting and Enrolment
Following a federal government act in 1902, women were given the vote in all states, leading to a significant increase in the number of votes cast in the 1903 election. Like the 1901 election, voting was voluntary and candidates were elected by the First-past-the-post system. The Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which defined who was allowed to vote in Australian federal elections. ...
Edmund Barton, Prime Minister and Protectionist Party leader The Australian legislative election, 1901 was the first federal election held in Australia following the establishment of the Federation of Australia. ...
The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...
Parties The three parties that contested the 1901 election also contested the 1903 election, with only the Protectionist's changing leaders to Alfred Deakin as a result of Edmund Barton's appointment as an inaugural judge of the newly constituted High Court of Australia. Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856–7 October 1919), Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister of Australia. ...
Sir Edmund Barton GCMG PC QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ...
High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...
The Free Trade Party was again lead by George Reid. The only significant difference in policy between these parties was on trade issues. The Protectionist's sought to protect Australian industry and agriculture by placing tariffs on imports. The Free Traders downgraded the view they had last election of having no tariffs to campaigning on minimal tariffs. The Free Trade Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ...
Sir George Houstoun Reid (25 February 1845–12 September 1918), Australian politician and fourth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of a Church of Scotland minister, migrated to Victoria with his family as a child. ...
A tariff is a tax placed on imported and/or exported goods, sometimes called a customs duty. ...
The other party contesting the election was the Labour Party, the workers party who wanted equality for all people in Australia. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
Electorates The same electorates used in the 1901 election were used again in this election with only minimal changes. So again there were 26 seats in New South Wales, 23 in Victoria, 9 in Queensland, 7 newly drawn electorates in South Australia and 5 in both Western Australia and Tasmania. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (June Quarter Released Statistics 2006) - Population 4,053,444 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of March 2005) - Population 1,540,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
The most marginal electorates from the 1901 election are shown here.
New England 0.3% Pro to FT
Capricornia 1.0% Ind to ALP
Herbert 1.6% ALP to Pro
Werriwa 1.9% FT to Pro
Lannecorrie 2% Pro to IP
Yarra 2.3% ALP to Pro
Clarke 2.4% Pro to FT
Coolgardie 2.8% ALP to FT
Flinders 3% FT to Pro
Robertson 3% Ft to Pro
Oxley 3.2% Pro to ALP
Maranoa 3.3% ALP to FT
Riverina 3.5% Pro to FT
Bourke 4% Pro to FT
Echuca 4% Pro to FT
Macquerie 4% FT to Pro
1903 Results Before polling day even started 8 Protectionist, 4 Free Traders and 2 Labour candidates were elected unopposed. Early on in counting it was clear that state division that was important in the 1901 election was even more important in this one. The Protectionist's won 16 of their 26 in Victoria after losing 4 seats in New South Wales. The Free Trade Party become only strong in New South Wales with 16 of their 24 seats in this state. The Labour party became the main party in the other states winning only 9 of the 49 seats in NSW and Victoria but winning 13 of the 26 seats in the rest of the country. Therefore the structure of the 2nd parliament was; - Protectionist 26
- Free Trade 24
- Labour 22
- Independents 3
References - State and federal election results in Australia since 1890
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