COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== SENATE ELECTION ==================================================================== VICTORIA (Six senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 260,053 Votes cast: unknown Informal votes: unknown Formal votes: unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Baker 17,564 12.5 Stephen Barker Lab 27,059 19.3 John BARRETT Lab 59,366 42.3 ELECTED 6 Hon Robert BEST Prot 63,075 45.0 ELECTED 5 John Dow Prot 55,879 39.8 John Duffy 33,423 23.8 Hon Simon FRASER Prot 85,820 61.2 ELECTED 1 Alfred Hampson Lab 21,419 15.3 William Kelly 12,803 09.1 William Moule FT 28,772 20.5 James Purves FT 18,977 13.5 Robert Reid FT 52,851 37.7 Hon Sir Frederick SARGOOD FT 79,956 57.0 ELECTED 3 Charles Sergeant 9,442 06.7 James STYLES Prot 62,557 44.6 ELECTED 4 John Wallace FT 47,603 33.9 William Watt 33,776 24.1 George Wise 47,874 34.1 Hon Sir William ZEAL Prot 83,243 59.4 ELECTED 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 841,459 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The official Return gives only the total number of votes cast (841,459), not the number of voters who cast them. Since each voter could vote for up to six candidates, the total formal vote is taken to be 140,243 (841,459 divided by six). But since voters could vote for fewer than six candidates, the actual number of voters was greater. The total formal vote for the House of Representatives in Victoria in 1901 was 128,507: if all seats had been contested it would have been about 165,000. 2. Percentages shown are percentages of 140,243, indicating the proportion of voters who supported each candidate. The percentages column will thus add up to 600%, since each voter cast six votes. 3. Barrett was a Labour candidate but was also endorsed by the NLO. His vote is here included with Labour. 4. Baker was Vic MLA for Wimmera 1883-89, Lowan 1889-94. 5. For Barker, see Senate Victoria 1910. 6. Dow was Vic MLA for Kara Kara 1877-93. 7. Duffy was Vic MLA for Dalhousie 1874-86, 1887-89, Kilmore, Dalhousie and Lancefield 1889-1904. 8. For Hampson, see House of Representatives, Bendigo by-election 1915. 9. Moule was Vic MLA for Brighton 1894-1900. 10. Purves was Vic MLA for Mornington 1872-80. 11. For Reid, see Appointments. 12. Wallace was Vic MLC for Eastern 1873-82, North-Eastern 1882- 1901. 13. For Watt, see House of Representatives, Balaclava 1914. 14. For Wise, see House of Representatives, Gippsland 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 30 March 1901. Fraser, Sargood and Zeal elected for a term to end on 31 December 1906. Barrett, Best and Styles elected for a term to end on 31 December 1903. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John George Barrett (1858-1928): Elected 1901 Born: 25 December 1858, Melbourne Career: Educated St Mary's Anglican School, Melbourne. Apprenticed as tinsmith. Founder and President, Tinsmiths' Society. President, Melbourne Trades Hall Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Carlton 1895-97 > Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1901 Born: 18 June 1856, Melbourne Career: Educated Templeton's School, Melbourne. Solicitor 1881. Fitzroy Council, Mayor 1888. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Fitzroy 1889-1901. President of the Board of Land and Works 1894-99, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey 1894-99, Commissioner of Trade and Customs 1894-99. > Simon Fraser (1832-1919): Elected 1901 Born: 21 August 1832, Pectou, Nova Scotia, Canada Career: Educated Canada. Migrated 1853. Roads and railways contractor, pastoral and business industries. Company director. Grandfather of Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser MP. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Rodney 1874-83, Vic MLC for South- Eastern 1886-1901. Minister without portfolio 1890-92. Delegate to federal convention of 1897. > Frederick Thomas Sargood (1834-1903): Elected 1901 Born: 30 May 1834, London, England Career: Educated private schools England. Migrated 1850. Partner in family softgoods firm. President Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1888-90. Bank director, philanthropist. Knighted 1890. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for Central 1874-80, South Yarra 1882- 1901. Minister for Defence 1883-86, Minister for Water Supply 1884-86, Minister for Public Instruction 1890-92, President of the Board of Land and Works 1894. Died 2 January 1903 (see Appointments) > James Styles (1841-1913): Elected 1901 Born: 3 July 1841, Kent, England Career: Migrated 1849. Educated private schools, Melbourne. Civil engineer and railway contractor. Williamstown Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Williamstown 1894-1900. > William Austin Zeal (1830-1912): Elected 1901 Born: 5 December 1830, Wiltshire, England Career: Educated private schools, England. Surveyor and engineer. Migrated 1852. Goldminer, engineer, railway builder. Prahran City Council. Banker and company director. Knighted 1895. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Castlemaine 1864-65, 1871-74, Vic MLC for North-Western 1882, North-Central 1882-1901. Delegate to federal convention of 1897. --------------------------------------------------------------------