COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906
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SENATE ELECTION
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                           193,118         +15.1
Votes cast:                                 70,517  36.5   +03.8
Informal votes:                              2,735  03.9   +01.7
Formal votes:                               67,782  96.1   -01.7
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Reginald Blundell              Lab         31,366   46.3
Hon David Charleston           AS          30,608   45.2
D A Crosby                     Lab         31,455   46.4
Hon Thomas Playford *          Prot        13,035   19.2    
William RUSSELL                Lab         31,796   46.9  ELECTED 2
Hon Sir Josiah SYMON *         AS          33,597   49.6  ELECTED 1
Joseph VARDON                  AS          31,489   46.5  ELECTED 3
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Total                                     203,346
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1. Percentages shown are percentages of 67,782, 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 Blundell, see House of Representatives, Adelaide 1919.
3. Charleston was a Senator for South Australia 1901-03.
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Senators' terms began 1 January 1907. Russell, Symon and Vardon 
elected for a term ending 30 June 1913. Continuing senators (term to 
end 30 June 1910): Robert GUTHRIE (Lab), Hon Gregor McGREGOR (Lab), 
William STORY (Lab).
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> James Francis Guthrie (1857-1921): Elected 1903
> Gregor McGregor (1848-1914): Elected 1901, 1903
Vice-President of the Executive Council 13 November 1908 to 2 June 
1909
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (Australian Labor Party from 1908)
> Thomas Playford (1837-1915): Elected 1901. Defeated 1906
Minister for Defence to 24 January 1907
Died 19 April 1915
> William Russell (1842-1912): Elected 1906 
Born: 20 October, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Career: Educated Scotland. Farmworker. Migrated 1866. Solicitor 
1873, farmer in South Australia. Caltowie and Carrieton district 
councils. Joined Labour Party 1894.
Colonial/state politics: SA MLC 1895-1900, SA MHA for Burra 1901-02
> William Harrison Story (1857-1924): Elected 1903
> Josiah Henry Symon (1857-1924): Elected 1901, 1906
> Joseph Vardon (1843-1913): Elected 1906
Born: 27 July 1843, Adelaide
Career: Primary education. Farmworker, apprentice printer. By 1871 
head of own printing business. Hindmarsh and Unley councils, 
Adelaide City Council. President South Australian Liberal Union. 
Father of Senator Edward Vardon.
Election declared void 31 May 1907 (see Appointments below)
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