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The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1913 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 July 1913.
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The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1913 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 July 1913.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 946,807 | 49.38 | +3.83 | 7 | 7 |  7 | |
| Labour | 934,176 | 48.72 | −1.58 | 11 | 29 |  7 | |
| Socialist Labor | 20,183 | 1.05 | +1.05 | ||||
| Independents | 16,233 | 0.85 | −2.51 | ||||
| Total | 1,917,399 | 18 | 36 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 114,947 | 5.66 | −1.00 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,032,346 | 73.63 | +11.55 | ||||
| Registered voters | 2,760,216 | ||||||
| Source: Psephos: 1913 Senate | |||||||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Albert Gould (re-elected 1) | 358,143 | 53.6 | −2.3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | Edward Millen (re-elected 2) | 350,887 | 52.5 | −1.7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | Charles Oakes (elected 3) | 349,544 | 52.3 | ||
| Labour | John Grant | 301,994 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | David Watson | 300,826 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | Ike Smith | 284,322 | 42.5 | ||
| Socialist Labor | James Moroney | 22,969 | 3.4 | −1.1 [lower-alpha 2] | |
| Socialist Labor | Thomas Batho | 21,817 | 3.3 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Ostler | 15,763 | 2.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,006,265 668,755 voters | 93.2 | −2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 48,195 | 6.7 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 716,950 | 69.2 | +7.8 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Liberal | 1,058,574 | 52.8 | +8.4 | ||
| Labour | 887,142 | 44.2 | −6.3 | ||
| Socialist Labor | 60,549 | 3.0 | +1.4 | ||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Maughan (elected 1) | 145,477 | 54.7 | ||
| Labour | John Mullan (elected 2) | 143,700 | 54.0 | ||
| Labour | Myles Ferricks (elected 3) | 143,416 | 53.9 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Chataway (defeated) | 123,621 | 46.5 | −5.3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | Robert Sayers (defeated) | 121,780 | 45.8 | −4.4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | Anthony St Ledger (defeated) | 121,372 | 45.2 | −4.0 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Total formal votes | 798,366 266,122 voters | 94.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 14,403 | −0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 280,525 | 77.3 | +16.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labour | 432,593 | 54.2 | +3.9 | ||
| Liberal | 365,773 | 45.8 | −1.8 | ||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James O'Loghlin (elected 1) | 96,750 | 52.5 | ||
| Labour | John Newlands (elected 2) | 96,179 | 52.2 | ||
| Labour | William Senior (elected 3) | 94,222 | 51.1 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Vardon (defeated) | 82,829 | 45.0 | −1.5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | John Shannon (defeated) | 82,436 | 44.7 | [lower-alpha 3] | |
| Liberal | Peter Allen | 81,805 | 44.4 | ||
| Independent | Sir Josiah Symon (defeated) | 18,556 | 10.1 | −1.7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Total formal votes | 552,777 184,259 voters | 94.3 | −2.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 11,204 | 5.7 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 195,463 | 80.1 | +26.9 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labour | 287,151 | 51.9 | −1.7 | ||
| Liberal | 247,070 | 44.7 | −1.7 | ||
| Independent | 18,556 | 10.1 | |||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Keating (re-elected 1) | 39,409 | 52.3 | +1.2 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | Thomas Bakhap (elected 2) | 39,331 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal | John Clemons (re-elected 2) | 38,249 | 50.7 | −0.4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Labour | James Guy | 35,062 | 44.4 | +2.1 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Labour | James Ogden | 34,951 | 46.4 | ||
| Labour | James Hurst | 34,583 | 45.9 | ||
| Independent | Cyril Cameron (defeated) [lower-alpha 4] | 4,615 | 6.1 | −47.6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Total formal votes | 226,200 75,400 voters | 93.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 4,998 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 80,398 | 75.3 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Liberal | 116,989 | 51.7 | +8.0 | ||
| Labour | 104,596 | 46.2 | −8.9 | ||
| Independent | 4,615 | 2.0 | |||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Edward Russell (re-elected 1) | 299,969 | 50.1 | +13.3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | James McColl (re-elected 2) | 297,390 | 49.7 | −2.3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Labour | John Barnes (elected 3) | 294,919 | 49.2 | ||
| Liberal | Carty Salmon | 293,370 | 49.0 | ||
| Labour | Andrew McKissock | 293,307 | 49.0 | ||
| Liberal | Samuel Mauger | 292,412 | 48.8 | ||
| Independent | William Renwick | 25,528 | 4.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,796,895 598,965 voters | 95.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 27,896 | 4.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 626,861 | 75.5 | +8.9 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labour | 888,195 | 49.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Liberal | 883,172 | 49.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Independent | 25,528 | 1.4 | |||
Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Pearce (re-elected 1) | 68,916 | 55.6 | −3.1 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Labour | Patrick Lynch (re-elected 2) | 67,039 | 54.1 | +7.1 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Labour | Ted Needham (re-elected 3) | 66,897 | 54.0 | −0.8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Liberal | William Butcher | 56,730 | 45.8 | ||
| Liberal | William Nairn | 56,162 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Davies | 55,950 | 45.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 371,694 123,898 voters | 93.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,251 | 6.2 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 132,149 | 73.5 | +11.3 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labour | 202,852 | 54.6 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal | 168,842 | 45.4 | −0.7 | ||
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This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in Victoria since Federation in 1901.
This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in Western Australia since Federation in 1901.
This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in South Australia since Federation in 1901.
This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in Tasmania since Federation in 1901.
This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in Queensland since Federation in 1901.
This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in New South Wales since Federation in 1901.
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