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Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election

Election of 12 December 1906

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House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary

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Election held on 12 December 1906
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under listed party

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Party Name First preference vote nFirst preference vote share %Change from previous election %Seats won nUncontested seats held nSeat share %
Anti - Socialist Party 363,257  38.17  * 27  3  36 
Australian Labor Party 348,711  36.64  +5.69 26  3  34.67 
Protectionist Party 156,425  16.44  -13.26 16  1  21.33 
Independent Protectionist Party 46,074  4.84  * 4  0  5.33 
Western Australia Party 22,154  2.33  * 2  0  2.67 
Independents 15,067  1.58  -2.91 0  0  0 
Votes for other than listed parties00.00 0.00    
Totals951,688  100    75  7  100 

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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.

Notes

Government in office at election: Watson became prime minister of ALP minority government on 27 April 1904 after the defeat of the Deakin government in the House of Representatives. Reid became prime minister of Free Trade Protectionist coalition on 18 August 1904 after the defeat of the Watson government in the House of Representatives. Deakin became prime minister of a Protectionist minority government on 5 July 1905 after the defeat of the Reid government in the House of Representatives.

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