2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum

Polling Day: 26 February 2005 (conducted in conjunction with 2005 State General Election)

Question 1: Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade until 9 pm Monday to Friday?

Yes arguments (PDF, 97 kB)
No arguments (PDF, 38 kB)

Question 2: Do you believe that the Western Australian community would benefit if trading hours in the Perth Metropolitan Area were extended to allow general retail shops to trade for 6 hours on Sunday?

Yes arguments (PDF, 34 kB)
No arguments (PDF, 37 kB)

Download the 2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum report (PDF, 1.08 MB)

District No. of Electors Q1 - Yes Q1 - No Q1 % Counted Q2 - Yes Q2 - No Q2 % Counted
Albany 14,576 4,861 8,104 88.95% 4,648 8,155 87.84%
Alfred Cove 28,027 10,222 15,291 91.03% 9,544 15,749 90.25%
Armadale 28,099 9,441 15,485 88.71% 8,742 15,998 88.05%
Avon 3,496 3,940 8,065 88.95% 3,665 8,226 88.11%
Balcatta 28,427 10,437 14,296 87.01% 9,007 15,223 85.24%
Ballajura 27,024 10,707 13,699 90.31% 9,557 14,498 89.01%
Bassendean 26,757 10,049 13,675 88.66% 9,154 14,396 88.01%
Belmont 26,979 10,153 13,692 88.38% 8,886 14,681 87.35%
Bunbury 14,701 4,757 8,217 88.25% 4,460 8,394 87.44%
Capel 15,577 4,925 8,534 86.40% 4,866 8,506 85.84%
Carine 28,098 10,242 14,987 89.79% 9,023 16,037 89.19%
Central Kimberley-Pilbara 13,380 5,009 3,624 64.52% 5,085 3,413 63.51%
Churchlands 27,896 10,554 14,265 88.97% 9,557 15,097 88.38%
Cockburn 27,126 10,474 13,255 87.48% 9,969 13,505 86.54%
Collie-Wellington 15,373 5,072 8,678 89.44% 4,938 8,587 87.98%
Cottesloe 27,876 10,776 13,974 88.79% 9,797 14,785 88.18%
Darling Range 29,372 9,375 17,362 91.03% 8,423 18,143 90.45%
Dawesville 15,391 4,925 8,732 88.73% 5,082 8,423 87.75%
Fremantle 26,664 9,004 13,640 84.92% 8,318 14,130 84.19%
Geraldton 14,156 3,503 8,631 85.72% 3,280 8,708 84.68%
Girrawheen 26,010 9,899 12,348 85.53% 8,784 13,272 84.80%
Greenough 13,410 3,160 8,347 85.81% 2,987 8,431 85.15%
Hillarys 28,445 10,676 15,022 90.34% 9,487 16,097 89.94%
Joondalup 26,048 9,626 13,770 89.82% 8,863 14,370 89.19%
Kalgoorlie 12,837 4,717 5,969 83.24% 4,763 5,880 82.91%
Kenwick 27,192 9,662 14,086 87.33% 8,754 14,713 86.30%
Kimberley 13,123 4,564 3,997 65.24% 4,373 4,036 64.08%
Kingsley 27,919 10,123 15,681 92.42% 9,068 16,580 91.87%
Leschenault 13,640 4,780 7,397 89.27% 4,754 7,383 88.98%
Mandurah 14,610 5,213 7,616 87.81% 5,299 7,307 86.28%
Maylands 27,909 11,012 13,440 87.61% 9,929 14,224 86.54%
Merredin 13,777 3,425 8,834 88.98% 3,252 8,896 88.18%
Midland 26,252 9,126 14,244 89.02% 7,927 15,269 88.36%
Mindarie 24,602 10,378 11,679 89.66% 9,758 12,179 89.17%
Moore 13,268 4,115 7,811 89.89% 3,935 7,867 88.95%
Murchison-Eyre 14,366 5,130 4,944 70.12% 4,921 5,039 69.33%
Murdoch 28,372 11,008 14,749 90.78% 9,835 15,741 90.15%
Murray 14,727 4,978 7,984 88.02% 5,476 7,302 86.77%
Nedlands 28,575 11,748 13,677 88.98% 10,948 14,350 88.53%
North West Coastal 14,534 5,291 5,998 77.67% 5,549 5,628 76.90%
Peel 26,753 11,775 11,481 86.93% 11,571 11,475 86.14%
Perth 27,655 12,076 11,659 85.83% 10,851 12,579 84.72%
Riverton 28,240 10,828 14,800 90.75% 9,560 15,883 90.10%
Rockingham 26,093 10,052 13,108 88.76% 10,009 12,806 87.44%
Roe 13,409 3,378 8,476 88.40% 3,122 8,603 87.44%
Serpentine-Jarrahdale 27,902 11,125 14,204 90.78% 10,163 15,041 90.33%
South Perth 28,114 11,633 13,097 87.96% 10,553 13,973 87.24%
Southern River 26,836 10,257 13,785 89.59% 9,204 14,654 88.90%
Stirling 14,371 4,313 8,494 89.12% 4,166 8,538 88.40%
Swan Hills 26,965 9,682 14,888 91.12% 8,593 15,785 90.41%
Vasse 14,002 4,629 7,940 89.77% 4,754 7,646 88.56%
Victoria Park 26,136 10,559 11,803 85.56% 9,389 12,735 84.65%
Wagin 13,525 3,288 8,786 89.27% 3,029 8,956 88.61%
Wanneroo 31,413 12,289 15,912 89.77% 11,130 16,766 88.80%
Warren-Blackwood 15,592 4,919 8,939 88.88% 4,710 8,971 87.74%
Willagee 25,519 8,773 13,449 87.08% 8,083 13,795 85.73%
Yokine 28,126 10,550 14,240 88.14% 9,392 15,054 86.92%
Total   457,183 648,860   422,942 672,478