Western Australian retail trading hours referendum, 2005
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 Y |
% |
No N |
% |
Informal |
| North Metropolitan |
388,999 |
351,520 |
150,386 |
43.55% |
194,950 |
56.45% |
6,184 |
| South Metropolitan |
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 |
| South West |
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 Y |
% |
No N |
% |
Informal |
| North Metropolitan |
388,999 |
351,548 |
135,594 |
39.62% |
206,613 |
60.38% |
9,341 |
| South Metropolitan |
271,044 |
243,938 |
96,831 |
40.92% |
139,792 |
59.08% |
7,315 |
| East Metropolitan |
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 |