2005 Western Australian retail trading hours referendum
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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.
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?
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?
Results
Weeknight trading
Region | On rolls | Ballots issued | Yes ![]() |
% | No ![]() |
% | Informal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Metropolitan | 388,999 | 351,520 | 150,386 | 43.55% | 194,950 | 56.45% | 6,184 |
J | 271,044 | 243,937 | 104,328 | 40.69% | 134,673 | 59.31% | 4,936 |
East Metropolitan | 273,378 | 249,158 | 99,577 | 44.81% | 145,120 | 55.19% | 4,461 |
Agricultural | 95,041 | 85,592 | 24,809 | 29.62% | 58,950 | 70.38% | 1,833 |
S | 162,560 | 147,667 | 53,372 | 37.06% | 90,635 | 62.94% | 3,660 |
Mining and Pastoral | 68,240 | 51,237 | 24,711 | 50.18% | 24,532 | 49.82% | 1,994 |
Total for State | 1,259,262 | 1,129,111 | 457,183 | 41.34% | 648,860 | 58.66% | 23,068 |
Sunday trading
Region | On rolls | Ballots issued | Yes ![]() |
% | No ![]() |
% | Informal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Metropolitane | 388,999 | 351,548 | 135,594 | 39.62% | 206,613 | 60.38% | 9,341 |
South Metropolitane | 271,044 | 243,938 | 96,831 | 40.92% | 139,792 | 59.08% | 7,315 |
East Metropolitane | 273,378 | 249,152 | 89,403 | 36.85% | 153,178 | 63.15% | 6,571 |
Agricultural | 95,041 | 85,596 | 23,270 | 28.05% | 59,687 | 71.95% | 2,639 |
South West | 162,560 | 147,593 | 53,153 | 37.34% | 89,212 | 62.66% | 5,228 |
Mining and Pastoral | 68,240 | 51,237 | 24,691 | 50.71% | 23,996 | 49.29% | 2,550 |
Total for State | 1,259,262 | 1,129,064 | 422,942 | 38.61% | 672,478 | 61.39% | 33,644 |