1910 Australian Senate election

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1910 Australian Senate election
  1906 13 April 1910 1913  

18 of the 36 seats in the Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Gregor McGregor1.jpg Edward Davis Millen (cropped).jpg
Leader Gregor McGregor Edward Millen
Party Labor Liberal
Leader's seat South Australia New South Wales
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
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PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonSeats heldChange
  Labour 2,021,09050.30+11.571822Increase2.svg 7
  Liberal 1,830,35345.55−11.25 [a] 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 [b] 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 [c]
Labour Arthur Rae (elected 3)239,30749.0
Liberal John Gray (defeated)214,88944.0−15.2 [d]
Liberal Edward Pulsford (defeated)212,15044.0−17.0 [d]
Liberal John Neild (defeated)212,15043.4−18.2 [d]
Independent John Norton 50,89310.4
Socialist Labor Robert Mackenzie13,6082.8
Socialist Labor James Moroney9,6602.0−6.3 [c]
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 [e]
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 [d]
Labour Harry Turley (re-elected 2)81,71950.5−4.6 [d]
Labour James Stewart (re-elected 3)80,33949.7−3.8 [d]
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 [f]
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 [d]
Labour Robert Guthrie (re-elected 2)57,73354.0+1.0 [d]
Labour William Story (re-elected 3)31,48946.5+8.5 [d]
Liberal David Gordon 50,72947.5
Liberal David Charleston 49,06345.9+0.7 [c]
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 [g]

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 [c]
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 [d]
Liberal Edward Mulcahy (defeated)24,41943.8+7.9 [d]
Liberal James Macfarlane (defeated)24,23343.5−0.9 [d]
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 [h]

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 [d]
Labour Stephen Barker (elected 2)216,19948.4+23.7 [c]
Labour Albert Blakey (elected 3)215,11748.1
Liberal Robert Best (defeated)213,97647.9+16.0 [d]
Liberal William Trenwith (defeated)211,05847.2+13.8 [d]
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 [i]
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 [d]
Labour Richard Buzacott (elected 2)43,03254.2
Labour Hugh de Largie (re-elected 3)41,20551.9−11.2 [d]
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.

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.