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Western Australian state election, 1904

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28 June 1904
  
1905 →

19 seats
  
6 seats

1
  
16

1 July 1902
  
10 May 1901

18 seats
  
22 seats

36.69%
  
42.57%

Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 28 June 1904 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election resulted in a hung parliament. The Labour Party, led by Robert Hastie, won 27 seats, while the governing Ministerialists won 21 seats, and independents won 12 seats. Walter James, who had been premier since July 1902, initially continued on in the role after the election. The Labour Party elected a new leader, Henry Daglish, on 8 July. Daglish successfully moved a motion of no confidence on 2 August, and after James's resignation became premier on 10 August. He was Western Australia's first premier from the Labour Party.

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Western Australian state election, 1904 Wikipedia