1906 Australian Senate election

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1906 Australian Senate election
←  1903 12 December 1906 1910  →
18 of the 36 seats in the Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader George Reid Gregor McGregor Alfred Deakin
Party Free Trade Labor Protectionist
Leader's seatNot a Senator South Australia Not a Senator
Seats before13148
Seats won1251
Seats after17153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote469,917384,17192,931
Percentage47.4%38.7%9.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.2ppIncrease2.svg11.4ppDecrease2.svg8.1pp

The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1906 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 January 1907.

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Australia

Senate 1906–10 (FPTP BV) – Turnout 50.21% (Non-CV) – Informal 93.6 [1]
Australian Senate 1906.svg
PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonSeats heldChange
  Anti-Socialist   [lower-alpha 1] 469,91747.4+12.21217Increase2.svg 4
  Labour 384,17138.7+11.4515Increase2.svg 1
  Protectionist 92,9319.4−8.113Decrease2.svg 5
Total991,850  1836
Invalid/blank votes67,3186.4–5.2
Turnout1,059,16850.2
Registered voters2,109,562
Source: Psephos: 1906 Senate

New South Wales

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Albert Gould (re-elected 1)197,66355.9
Anti-Socialist James Walker (re-elected 2)194,33555.0
Anti-Socialist Edward Millen (re-elected 3)191,35354.2
Labour Allan McDougall 148,72842.1
Labour George Clark 146,99741.6
Labour Greg McGirr 138,59239.2
Socialist Labor James Moroney15,9414.5
Socialist Labor Thomas Batho14,3164.1
Socialist Labor John Willcox12,0353.4
Total formal votes1,059,960
353,320 voters		92.7−2.4
Informal votes28,0167.3+2.4
Turnout 381,33651.7+4.5
Party total votes
Anti-Socialist 583,35155.0
Labour 434,31741.0
Socialist Labor 42,2924.0

Queensland

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Thomas Chataway (elected 1)60,73851.8
Anti-Socialist Robert Sayers (elected 2)58,82450.2
Anti-Socialist Anthony St Ledger (elected 3)57,68749.2
Labour William Higgs (defeated)54,17646.2
Labour James Griffith46,80539.9
Labour Jens Lundager 46,58439.7
Independent Labour Anderson Dawson (defeated)26,77122.8
Total formal votes351,585
117,195 voters		94.1
Informal votes7,3445.9
Turnout 124,53945.9
Party total votes
Anti-Socialist 177,24950.4
Labour 147,56542.0
Independent Labour 26,7717.6

South Australia

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Sir Josiah Symon (re-elected 1)33,59749.6
Labour William Russell (elected 2)31,79646.9
Anti-Socialist Joseph Vardon (elected 3) [lower-alpha 3] 31,48946.5
Labour Dugald Crosby31,45546.4
Labour Reginald Blundell 31,36646.3
Anti-Socialist David Charleston 30,60845.2
Protectionist Thomas Playford (defeated)13,03519.2
Total formal votes203,346
67,782 voters		96.1−1.7
Informal votes2,7353.9+1.7
Turnout 70,51736.5
Party total votes
Anti-Socialist 95,68447.1
Labour 94,61746.5
Protectionist 13,0356.4

Tasmania

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Cyril Cameron (elected 1)25,08953.7
Anti-Socialist John Clemons (re-elected 2)24,84451.1
Protectionist John Keating (re-elected 3)23,86251.1
Anti-Socialist Norman Ewing 23,39050.1
Labour David O'Keefe (defeated)22,12847.4
Labour James Guy 20,74844.4
Total formal votes140,061
46,687 voters		95.5
Informal votes2,1924.5
Turnout 48,87954.2
Party total votes
Anti-Socialist 73,32352.4
Labour 42,87630.6
Protectionist 23,86217.0

Victoria

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Sir Simon Fraser (re-elected 1)188,29952.6
Anti-Socialist James McColl (elected 2)185,90652.0
Labour Edward Russell (elected 3)131,50036.8
Labour Tom Tunnecliffe 131,07136.6
Protectionist James Styles (defeated)116,59932.6
Anti-Socialist Thomas Skene 105,92929.6
Labour Stephen Barker 88,51124.7
Protectionist Alexander Ramsay 87,38524.4
Protectionist Charles Atkins37,91210.6
Total formal votes1,073,112
357,704 voters		93.8−4.0
Informal votes23,4816.2+4.0
Turnout 381,18556.7+5.5
Party total votes
Anti-Socialist 480,13444.7
Labour 351,08232.7
Protectionist 241,89622.5

Western Australia

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Pearce (re-elected 1)28,85258.7
Labour Ted Needham (elected 2)26,93854.8
Labour Patrick Lynch (elected 3)26,27047.0
Western Australian Party Henry Mills23,12147.0
Western Australian Party Charles Clarke21,54043.8
Western Australian Party Edward Wittenoom 20,76542.2
Total formal votes147,486
49,162 voters		93.3
Informal votes3,5506.7
Turnout 52,71236.2
Party total votes
Labour 82,06055.6
Western Australian Party 65,42644.4

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The figures for the Anti-Socialist Party include Joseph Vardon (SA), whose election was subsequently declared void, and Henry Dobson (Tas), who was elected as part of the Revenue Tariff Party.
  2. Independent: William Trenwith (Vic)
  3. ↑ The election of Anti-Socialist senator Joseph Vardon was declared void on 31 May 1907. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Election of 12 December 1906 Senate: National summary". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate New South Wales". Psephos.
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate Queensland". Psephos.
  4. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate South Australia". Psephos.
  5. ↑ Blundell v Vardon [1907] HCA 75, (1907) 4 CLR 1463 .
  6. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate Tasmania". Psephos.
  7. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate Victoria". Psephos.
  8. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 Senate Western Australia". Psephos.
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