AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,267,482 Votes counted: 1,349,626 59.5 Informal votes: 27,144 02.0 -03.0 Formal votes: 1,322,482 98.0 +03.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 596,794 45.1 -07.1 31 -11 Australian Labor Party 649,538 49.1 +12.0 42 +16 Others 76,150 05.8 2 -5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,322,482 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat in NSW and three seats in South Australia were uncontested, lowering turnout in those states, greatly so in South Australia. The national turnout figure is also lowered as a result. The Liberal vote and seat total is compared with the combined Protectionist and Anti-Socialist vote and seat total in 1906. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 843,662 Votes counted: 501,917 59.5 Informal votes: 8,002 01,6 -06.1 Formal votes: 493,915 98.4 +05.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 216,866 43.9 -16.0 9 -7 Australian Labor Party 252,194 51.1 +12.6 17 +6 Others 24,855 05.0 1 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 493,915 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 703,699 Votes counted: 468,532 66.6 Informal votes: 7,511 01.6 -02.2 Formal votes: 461,021 98.4 +02.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 211,253 45.8 -07.7 11 -3 Australian Labor Party 210,334 45.6 +15.2 10 +6 Others 39,434 08.6 1 -3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 461,021 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 279,031 Votes counted: 170,634 61.2 Informal votes: 5,069 03.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 165,565 97.0 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 80,367 48.5 +01.0 3 -2 Australian Labor Party 98,881 47.6 +01.3 6 +2 Others 6,317 03.8 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 165,565 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 207,655 Votes counted: 67,041 32.3 Informal votes: 3,356 05.0 00.0 Formal votes: 63,685 95.0 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 29,233 45.9 3 Australian Labor Party 34,156 53.6 4 +1 Others 296 00.5 - -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,685 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two ALP members and one Liberal member were elected unopposed. The ALP vote is therefore somewhat understated. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 134,979 Votes counted: 83,893 62.2 Informal votes: 1,759 02.1 -02.1 Formal votes: 82,134 97.9 +02.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 38,168 46.5 3 +3 Australian Labor Party 43,740 53.3 -02.8 2 -1 Others 226 00.3 - -2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,134 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 98,456 Votes counted: 57,609 58.5 Informal votes: 1,447 02.5 -01.4 Formal votes: 56,162 97.5 +01.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 20,907 37.2 -22.8 2 -2 Australian Labor Party 30,233 53.8 +21.2 3 +2 Others 5,022 08.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,162 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------