1910 Australian Senate election

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1910 Australian Senate election
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18 of the 36 seats in the Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Gregor McGregor1.jpg Joseph Cook - Crown Studios 03.jpg
Leader Gregor McGregor Joseph Cook
Party Labor Liberal
Leader's seat South Australia Not a Senator
Seats before1520
Seats won180
Seats after2214
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote2,021,0901,830,353
Percentage50.30%45.55%
SwingIncrease2.svg11.57ppDecrease2.svg11.25pp

The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1910 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 July 1910.

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Australia


Senate 1910–13 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 62.16% (Non-CV) — Informal 4.66
Australian Senate 1910.svg
PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonSeats heldChange
  Labour 2,021,09050.30+11.571822Increase2.svg 7
  Liberal 1,830,35345.55−11.25  [lower-alpha 1] 014Decrease2.svg 6
  Independents 134,9763.36+2.4600Decrease2.svg 1
  Socialist Labor 31,7000.79−0.51
Total4,018,119  1836
Invalid/blank votes62,700  [lower-alpha 2] 4.66–1.7
Turnout1,402,10662.08
Registered voters2,258,482
Source: Psephos: 1910 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.

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan McDougall (elected 1)249,21251.0
Labour Albert Gardiner (elected 2)247,04750.6+8.9  [lower-alpha 3]
Labour Arthur Rae (elected 3)239,30749.0
Liberal John Gray (defeated)214,88944.0−15.2  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal Edward Pulsford (defeated)212,15044.0−17.0  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal John Neild (defeated)212,15043.4−18.2  [lower-alpha 4]
Independent John Norton 50,89310.4
Socialist Labor Robert Mackenzie13,6082.8
Socialist Labor James Moroney9,6602.0−6.3  [lower-alpha 3]
Socialist Labor Thomas Hoare8,4321.7
Total formal votes1,465,767
488,589 voters		95.3+2.6
Informal votes24,2134.7−2.6
Turnout 512,80261.4+9.7
Party total votes
Labour 735,56650.5+9.2
Liberal 647,60844.4−10.8  [lower-alpha 5]
Independent 50,8933.5
Socialist Labor 23,2681.6−1.8

Queensland

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

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Givens (re-elected 1)82,23450.8−1.0  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour Harry Turley (re-elected 2)81,71950.5−4.6  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour James Stewart (re-elected 3)80,33949.7−3.8  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal Thomas Glassey 77,89548.1
Liberal Hugh Macrossan 77,36747.8
Liberal Joe Millican 75,70746.8
Independent William Kellett 6,0653.7
Independent Horace Ransome4,0142.5
Total formal votes485,340
161,780 voters		94.8+0.7
Informal votes8,8545.2−0.7
Turnout 170,63461.2+15.3
Party total votes
Labour 244,29250.3+8.3
Liberal 230,96947.6−2.8  [lower-alpha 6]
Independent 10,0792.1

South Australia

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

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gregor McGregor (re-elected 1)58,95555.2−2.8  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour Robert Guthrie (re-elected 2)57,73354.0+1.0  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour William Story (re-elected 3)31,48946.5+8.5  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal David Gordon 50,72947.5
Liberal David Charleston 49,06345.9+0.7  [lower-alpha 3]
Liberal John Shannon 48,83445.7
Total formal votes320,484
106,828 voters		96.7+0.6
Informal votes3,6753.3−0.6
Turnout 70,51753.2+16.7
Party total votes
Labour 171,85853.6+7.1
Liberal 148,62646.4−0.7  [lower-alpha 7]

Tasmania

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

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David O'Keefe (elected 1)31,30456.2+8.8  [lower-alpha 3]
Labour James Long (re-elected 2)30,97355.6
Labour Rudolph Ready (elected 3)29,75653.4
Liberal Henry Dobson (defeated)24,42243.8−6.8  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal Edward Mulcahy (defeated)24,41943.8+7.9  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal James Macfarlane (defeated)24,23343.5−0.9  [lower-alpha 4]
Independent James Campbell2,0413.8
Total formal votes167,148
55,716 voters
Informal votesunknown
Turnout unknown
Party total votes
Labour 92,03355.1+24.5
Liberal 73,07443.7−25.7  [lower-alpha 8]

Victoria

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

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Findley (re-elected 1)217,57348.7+19.8  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour Stephen Barker (elected 2)216,19948.4+23.7  [lower-alpha 3]
Labour Albert Blakey (elected 3)215,11748.1
Liberal Robert Best (defeated)213,97647.9+16.0  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal William Trenwith (defeated)211,05847.2+13.8  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal James McCay 195,47743.7
Independent Vida Goldstein 53,538,51112.0
Independent James Ronald 18,3804.1
Total formal votes1,341,363
447,121 voters		95.4+1.6
Informal votes21,4144.6−1.6
Turnout 468,53566.6+9.9
Party total votes
Labour 648,88948.4+15.7
Liberal 620,51146.3−20.9  [lower-alpha 9]
Independent 71,9635.4

Western Australia

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

1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Henderson (re-elected 1)44,21555.7−3.4  [lower-alpha 4]
Labour Richard Buzacott (elected 2)43,03254.2
Labour Hugh de Largie (re-elected 3)41,20551.9−11.2  [lower-alpha 4]
Liberal Walter Kingsmill 37,26346.9
Liberal Archibald Sanderson 36,45345.9
Liberal Nathaniel Harper 35,94845.3
Total formal votes238,116
79,372 voters		94.6+1.3
Informal votes4,5445.4−1.3
Turnout 83,91662.2+26.0
Party total votes
Labour 128,45253.9−1.6
Liberal 109,66446.1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.
  2. ↑ Informal votes does not include Tasmania.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Change compared to the personal vote at the 1906 election.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Change compared to the personal vote at the 1903 election.
  5. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.
  6. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.
  7. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.
  8. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.
  9. ↑ Change compared to the combined Anti-Socialist and Protectionist vote at the 1906 election.

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References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate New South Wales". Psephos.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate Queensland". Psephos.
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate South Australia". Psephos.
  4. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate Tasmania". Psephos.
  5. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate Victoria". Psephos.
  6. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1910 Senate Western Australia". Psephos.
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