COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906
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SENATE ELECTION
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NEW SOUTH WALES (Three senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                          737,599         +07.4
Votes cast:                               381,336   51.7  +04.5
Informal votes:                            28,016   07.3  +02.4
Formal votes:                             353,320   92.7  -02.4
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Thomas Batho                               14,316   04.1
George Clark                   Lab        146,997   41.6
Hon Albert GOULD *             AS         197,663   55.9  ELECTED 1
Allan McDougall                Lab        148,728   42.1
Gregory McGirr                 Lab        138,592   39.2
Hon Edward MILLEN *            AS         191,353   54.2  ELECTED 3
James Moroney                              15,941   04.5   
Hon James WALKER *             AS         194,335   55.0  ELECTED 2
John Willcox                               12,035   03.4
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Total                                   1,059,960
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1. Percentages shown are percentages of 352,320, indicating the 
proportion of voters who supported each candidate. The percentages 
column will thus add up to 300%, since each voter cast three votes.
2. For McDougall, see Senate NSW 1910.
3. McGirr was NSW MLA for Yass 1913-20, Cootamundra 1920-22, Sydney 
1922-25. He was the elder brother of Hon James McGirr, Premier of 
NSW 1947-52.
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Senators' terms began 1 January 1907. Gould, Millen and Walker 
elected for a term ending 30 June 1913. Continuing senators (term to 
end 30 June 1910): John GRAY (AS), Hon John NEILD (AS), Hon Edward 
PULSFORD (AS).
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> Albert John Gould (1847-1936): Elected 1901, 1906
President of the Senate from 20 June 1907
> John Proctor Gray (1841-1914): Elected 1903
> Edward Davis Millen (1862-1923): Elected 1901, 1906
Vice-President of the Executive Council from 2 June 1909
> John Cash Neild (1846-1911): Elected 1901, 1903
> Edward Pulsford (1844-1919): Elected 1901, 1903
> James Thomas Walker (1841-1923): Elected 1901, 1906
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