COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARRIER, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Menindie, White Cliffs, Wilcannia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 21,120 -16.1 Votes cast: 11,175 52.9 +21.8 Informal votes: 166 01.5 -02.7 Formal votes: 11,009 98.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Shepherd Lib 1,562 14.2 -11.3 Hon Josiah THOMAS * ALP 9,447 85.8 +11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,009 35.8 11.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josiah Thomas (1863-1933): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Postmaster-General 29 April 1910 to 14 October 1911 Minister for External Affairs from 14 October 1911 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Grenfell, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,934 +12.8 Votes cast: 20,102 67.2 +15.5 Informal votes: 394 02.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 19,708 98.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas BROWN * ALP 10,561 53.6 +02.9 Henry Pigott Lib 9,147 46.4 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,708 03.6 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Pigott, see Calare 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brown (1861-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Camperdown, Golden Grove, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,765 +20.4 Votes cast: 22,196 65.7 +13.2 Informal votes: 319 01.4 -01.4 Formal votes: 21,877 98.6 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CATTS * ALP 14,021 64.1 +11.1 William Clegg Lib 7,856 35.9 -11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,877 14.1 11.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Howard Catts (1878-1951): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,326 +17.0 Votes cast: 13,109 40.6 -01.1 Informal votes: 313 02.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 12,796 97.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clement Johnson ALP 3,692 28.9 +25.3 John O'Brien 418 03.3 John THOMSON * Lib 8,686 67.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,796 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 67.9% was a decline of 16.6% from the 84.5% polled by one Protectionist (Thomson) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. O'Brien was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Annandale, Balmain, Leichhardt, Rozelle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,917 +16.2 Votes cast: 26,143 74.9 +11.0 Informal votes: 318 01.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 25,825 98.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert HOWE ALP 14,610 56.6 +09.3 Hon William Wilks * Lib 11,215 43.4 -09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,825 06.6 09.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Wilks (1863-1940): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Land valuer, Melbourne. Died 5 February 1940 > Robert Howe (1861-1915): Elected 1910 Born: 1861, Newcastle, England. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1882. Patternmaker and engineer. Union official, Engineers Union. Secretary-General, Labor Federation of Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Cobar, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,833 +06.1 Votes cast: 15,266 54.8 +10.9 Informal votes: 493 03.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 14,773 96.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carroll Lib 5,222 35.3 -06.8 Hon William SPENCE * ALP 9,551 64.7 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,773 14.7 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carroll was NSW MLA for The Lachlan 1894-1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guthrie Spence (1846-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Denham Street, Glenmore, King -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,490 +14.7 Votes cast: 18,558 58.9 +09.9 Informal votes: 181 01.0 -01.0 Formal votes: 18,377 99.0 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Lees + Lib 7,890 42.9 -12.0 John WEST ALP 10,487 57.1 +12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,377 07.1 12.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lees was NSW MLA for The Nepean 1887-95, NSW MLC 1895-98, NSW MLA The Nepean 1898-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Edward West (1851-1931): Elected 1910 Born: 1851, London, England. Career: Primary education. Plumber. Migrated 1873. Founder, plumbers union, President Trades Hall Council 1883-1907. -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Braidwood, Cooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,118 +28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Warialda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,118 +16.9 Votes cast: 18,040 59.9 +06.3 Informal votes: 311 01.7 -01.5 Formal votes: 17,729 98.3 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Patten Lib 7,160 40.4 -06.3 William WEBSTER * ALP 10,569 59.6 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,729 09.6 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Patten, see Hume 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Webster (1860-1936): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Adelong, Albury, Tumut, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,666 +02.5 Votes cast: 14,281 55.6 -05.2 Informal votes: 251 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 14,030 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Grogan + Lib 4,708 33.6 Hon Sir William LYNE * 9,322 66.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,030 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 33.6% was a decline of 66.4% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist (Lyne) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. Lyne stood as an independent protectionist after having been elected as a Protectionist.. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Lyne (1844-1913): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Dungog, Kurri Kurri, Maitland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,627 +32.8 Votes cast: 24,699 69.3 +17.9 Informal votes: 373 01.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 24,326 98.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON ALP 14,803 60.9 +11.7 Dr Frank Liddell * Lib 9,523 39.1 -11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,326 10.9 11.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frank Liddell (1862-1939): Elected 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Doctor Maitland and Hornsby, NSW. Died 20 October 1939 > Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910 Born: 15 March 1866, Linton, Victoria. Career: Educated Lambton, NSW. Coalminer at 14. Mining unionist Kalgoorlie, Newcastle. Official Miners Federation. State politics: NSW MLA for Waratah 1903-04, Northumberland 1904-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ILLAWARRA, NSW ==================================================================== NSW South Coast: Bulli, Nowra, Picton, Wollongong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,640 +04.7 Votes cast: 18,990 68.7 +09.1 Informal votes: 202 01.1 -02.0 Formal votes: 18,788 98.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Burns ALP 9,025 48.0 +11.8 Hon George FULLER * Lib 9,763 52.0 -11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,788 02.0 11.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Burns, see Illawarra 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Warburton Fuller (1861-1940): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister for Home Affairs to 29 April 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Hurstville, Kogarah, Marrickville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,456 +29.7 Votes cast: 25,608 68.4 +12.1 Informal votes: 285 01.1 -01.7 Formal votes: 25,325 98.9 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Crawford ALP 12,402 49.0 +19.4 Elliot JOHNSON * Lib 12,921 51.0 -19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,325 01.0 19.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford was NSW MLA for Marrickville 1910-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Elliot Johnson (1862-1932): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blayney, Orange, Wallerawang -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,263 +03.0 Votes cast: 17,741 70.2 +11.5 Informal votes: 248 01.4 -02.2 Formal votes: 17,493 98.6 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest CARR * ALP 9,875 56.5 +05.2 Hon Alfred Conroy Lib 7,618 43.5 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,493 06.5 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy was member for Werriwa 1901-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEPEAN, NSW ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Granville, Lithgow, Liverpool, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,235 +18.6 Votes cast: 21,950 62.3 +05.9 Informal votes: 376 01.7 -02.3 Formal votes: 21,574 98.3 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George CANN ALP 11,113 51.5 +17.5 Eric Bowden * Lib 10,461 48.5 -12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,574 01.5 14.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Kendall Bowden (1872-1931): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: See Nepean 1919. > George Cann (1871-1948): Elected 1910 Born: 1871, Northumberland, England. Career: Primary education. Coalminer at 11. Migrated 1900. Miner, Lithgow, President Western Miners Association. Alderman Lithgow Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tingha -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,518 +09.2 Votes cast: 18,666 61.2 +06.6 Informal votes: 407 02.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 18,259 97.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fleming Lib 8,637 47.3 -00.9 Francis FOSTER * ALP 9,622 52.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,259 02.7 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Fleming, see Robertson 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis James Foster (1872-1948): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,412 +05.4 Votes cast: 20,939 66.7 +05.4 Informal votes: 194 00.9 -03.1 Formal votes: 20,745 99.1 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Pulsford Lib 4,825 23.3 -09.5 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 15,920 76.7 +09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,745 26.7 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Crows Nest, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: none (Anti-Socialist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,501 +31.3 Votes cast: 23,677 61.5 Informal votes: 300 01.3 Formal votes: 23,377 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George EDWARDS + Lib 15,233 65.2 John Steel 294 01.3 Percy Tighe ALP 7,850 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,377 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards was member for South Sydney 1901-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bertrand Edwards (1855-1911): Elected 1901, 1903. Retired 1906. Elected 1910 Died 4 February 1911 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Anti-Socialist over Independent 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,498 +24.5 Votes cast: 25,479 67.9 +18.3 Informal votes: 262 01.0 -03.3 Formal votes: 25,217 99.0 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Burgess ALP 8,776 34.8 Herbert Pratten 5,099 20.2 Hon Bruce SMITH * Lib 11,342 45.0 -33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,217 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Pratten, see Senate NSW 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Bruce Smith (1851-1937): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Gosford, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: none (Anti-Socialist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,696 +10.7 Votes cast: 17,819 54.5 Informal votes: 359 02.0 Formal votes: 17,460 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Broue ALP 5,579 32.0 Hon Joseph COOK * Lib 11,881 68.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,460 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister for Defence to 29 April 1910 Leader of the Opposition from 20 January 1913 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 20 January 1913 Leader of the Liberal Party from 20 January 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of Deakin. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,371 +21.0 Votes cast: 18,634 59.4 +27.9 Informal votes: 303 01.6 -01.6 Formal votes: 18,331 98.4 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gillies ALP 2,858 15.6 Walter MASSY-GREENE + Lib 6,843 37.3 Venour Nathan 3,311 18.1 Robert Pyers 5,319 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,331 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 37.3% was a decline of 62.7% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. Gillies was Qld MLA for Eacham 1912-25. He was Premier of Queensland February-October 1925. 3. Nathan was an independent Liberal candidate. 3. Pyers was NSW MLA for The Richmond 1894-1904. He was an independent Labour candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910 Born: 6 November 1874, London, England. Career: Educated Lynton House and Oxford University. Migrated 1891. Dairy farmer, goldminer. Bank officer 1895-1902. Farmer and dairyman near Lismore. Tiranea Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Deniliquin, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,206 +13.2 Votes cast: 16,618 58.9 +07.0 Informal votes: 360 02.2 -02.5 Formal votes: 16,258 97.8 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * ALP 9,274 57.0 John Jackson + Lib 6,520 40.1 Edmund O'Dwyer 464 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,258 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 40.1% was a decline of 59.9% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist (Chanter) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. Chanter had joined the ALP in 1909 having previously sat as a Protectionist member. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,587 +04.9 Votes cast: 15,959 57.8 +08.2 Informal votes: 321 02.0 -01.1 Formal votes: 15,638 98.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JOHNSON ALP 7,957 50.9 +07.9 Hon Henry Willis * Lib 7,681 49.1 -07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,638 00.9 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Willis (1860-1950): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Businessman and grazier. Died 23 February 1950 > William James Johnson (1871-1916): Elected 1910 Born: January 1871, Yass, NSW. Career: Primary education. Coachbuilder. Auburn Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Botany, Foveaux, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,370 +06.4 Votes cast: 17,745 56.6 -07.3 Informal votes: 361 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 17,384 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eden George Lib 4,509 25.9 -17.7 Edward RILEY + ALP 12,875 74.1 +17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,384 24.1 17.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George was NSW MLA for Sydney-Belmore 1901-04, Ashburnham 1904-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910 Born: 1859, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1883. Plasterer. Official, Plasterers Union, President Trades and Labor Council. Founding member Labour Party. Father of Edward Charles Riley MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,944 +26.1 Votes cast: 19,349 53.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 257 01.3 -03.4 Formal votes: 19,092 98.7 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William KELLY * Lib 11,641 61.0 -12.2 Arthur Vernon ALP 7,451 39.0 +12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,092 11.0 12.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Goulburn, Murrumburrah, Yass, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,936 +05.2 Votes cast: 20,219 75.1 +17.9 Informal votes: 307 01.5 -02.0 Formal votes: 19,912 98.5 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David HALL * ALP 10,876 54.6 +02.8 Granville Ryrie Lib 9,036 45.4 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,912 04.6 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ryrie, see North Sydney by-election 1911. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Robert Hall (1874-1945): Elected 1906, 1910 Resigned seat 1 April 1912 (see By-elections Later career: NSW MLC 1912-13, NSW MLA for Enmore 1913-20. Attorney-General 1916-19, Minister for Justice 1916-19, Minister for Housing 1919-20, Vice-President of the Executive Council 1919-20. NSW Agent-General in London 1920 (recalled). Left ALP 1916 over conscription. Lawyer, Sydney. Active in UAP 1930s Died 6 September 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Blackwattle, Gipps, Pyrmont, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,200 +11.1 Votes cast: 18,955 60.7 +10.6 Informal votes: 341 01.8 -01.5 Formal votes: 18,614 98.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Cole Lib 4,986 26.8 -17.7 Henry Holland 628 03.4 Hon Billy HUGHES * ALP 13,000 69.8 +14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,614 21.5 16.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cole was a NSW MLC 1927-34. 2. Holland was a Revolutionary Socialist candidate. He was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party 1919-35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Attorney-General from 29 April 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was in effect the deputy leader of the ALP, though the official Deputy Leader was Senator McGregor. --------------------------------------------------------------------