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Australia 1906 federal election

What was the result of the 1906 federal election in Australia?

Free Trade Party won 27 of 75 seats with 38.2% of the vote. 51.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Free Trade Party won 27 of 75 seats with 38.2% of the vote; 51.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Free Trade Party 27 38.2%
  • Australian Labor Party 26 36.6%
  • Protectionist Party 16 16.4%
  • Independent Protectionist Party (Vic) 4 4.8%
  • Western Australian Party 2 2.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Free Trade Party27
  • Australian Labor Party26
  • Protectionist Party16
  • Independent Protectionist Party (Vic)4
  • Western Australian Party2
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 38.2%

    Share of the vote won by Free Trade Party

    Free Trade Party won 27 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 51.5%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Free Trade Party2738.2363,257
Australian Labor Party2636.6348,711
Protectionist Party1616.4156,425
Independent Protectionist Party (Vic)44.846,074
Western Australian Party22.322,154
Independents01.211,343
Votes by party
  • Free Trade Party 363,257
  • Australian Labor Party 348,711
  • Protectionist Party 156,425
  • Independent Protectionist Party (Vic) 46,074
  • Western Australian Party 22,154
  • Independents 11,343

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?

51.5% of the 1,920,397 registered voters cast a ballot (988,553 ballots). 951,688 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Free Trade Party38.2% of votes36.0% of seats
  • Australian Labor Party36.6% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Protectionist Party16.4% of votes21.3% of seats
  • Independent Protectionist Party (Vic)4.8% of votes5.3% of seats
  • Western Australian Party2.3% of votes2.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 3.3 by seats; Free Trade Party led Australian Labor Party by 1.6 points of the vote.

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