2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum

The 2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum was held in Western Australia on 20 February 2005. The referendum failed, with a majority voting against both extended weeknight retail trading and Sunday retail trading.[1]

2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum
26 February 2005 (2005-02-26)
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?
Website2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 457,183 41.34%
No 648,860 58.66%
Valid votes 1,106,043 97.96%
Invalid or blank votes 23,068 2.04%
Total votes 1,129,111 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,259,262 89.66%
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?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 422,942 38.61%
No 672,478 61.39%
Valid votes 1,095,420 97.02%
Invalid or blank votes 33,644 2.98%
Total votes 1,129,064 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,259,262 89.66%
Results by division

Questions

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?[1]

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?[1]

Results

Weeknight trading
Region[1][2] On rolls Ballots issued Yes Y  % No N  % Informal
North Metropolitan388,999 351,520 150,38643.55% 194,95056.45% 6,184
South Metropolitan271,044 243,937 104,32840.69% 134,67359.31% 4,936
East Metropolitan273,378 249,158 99,57744.81% 145,12055.19% 4,461
Agricultural95,041 85,592 24,80929.62% 58,95070.38% 1,833
South West162,560 147,667 53,37237.06% 90,63562.94% 3,660
Mining and Pastoral68,240 51,237 24,71150.18% 24,53249.82% 1,994
Total for State1,259,262 1,129,111 457,18341.34% 648,86058.66% 23,068

Sunday trading
Region[1][2] On rolls Ballots issued Yes Y  % No N  % Informal
North Metropolitan388,999 351,548 135,59439.62% 206,61360.38% 9,341
South Metropolitan271,044 243,938 96,83140.92% 139,79259.08% 7,315
East Metropolitan273,378 249,152 89,40336.85% 153,17863.15% 6,571
Agricultural95,041 85,596 23,27028.05% 59,68771.95% 2,639
South West162,560 147,593 53,15337.34% 89,21262.66% 5,228
Mining and Pastoral68,240 51,237 24,69150.71% 23,99649.29% 2,550
Total for State1,259,262 1,129,064 422,94238.61% 672,47861.39% 33,644

References
  1. "2005 Retail Trading Hours Referendum". elections.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. Green, Anthony (2006). FinalResultsBook.doc (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 1920886664. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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