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Australia 1903 federal election

What was the result of the 1903 federal election in Australia?

Protectionist Party won 26 of 75 seats with 29.7% of the vote. 50.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Protectionist Party won 26 of 75 seats with 29.7% of the vote; 50.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Free Trade Party 25 34.4%
  • Australian Labor Party 23 31.0%
  • Protectionist Party 26 29.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.7%

    Share of the vote won by Protectionist Party

    Protectionist Party won 26 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 50.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Free Trade Party2534.4247,774
Australian Labor Party2331.0223,163
Protectionist Party2629.7214,091
Independents04.532,364
Unnamed party with one seat10.53,546
Votes by party
  • Free Trade Party 247,774
  • Australian Labor Party 223,163
  • Protectionist Party 214,091
  • Independents 32,364
  • Unnamed party with one seat 3,546

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

50.3% of the 1,470,902 registered voters cast a ballot (739,401 ballots). 720,938 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Protectionist Party29.7% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Free Trade Party34.4% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Australian Labor Party31.0% of votes30.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Free Trade Party led Australian Labor Party by 3.4 points of the vote.

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