COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALP - Australian Labor Party * Lib – Liberal Party VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== BRISBANE, Qld 29,379 enrolled, 17,930 (61.0%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Toowong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FINLAYSON ALP 8,909 51.2 (+12.5) Hon Justin Foxton * Lib 8,500 48.8 (-12.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 501 (02.9%) informal 17,409 01.2 12.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Justin Fox Greenlaw Foxton (1849-1916): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910 Minister without portfolio to 29 April 1910 Died 23 June 1916 > William Fyfe Finlayson (1867-1955): Elected 1910 Born: 1867, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. Career: Educated Scotland. Apprentice grocer. Migrated 1887. Grocer, Brisbane. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPRICORNIA, Qld 31,065 enrolled, 21,122 (68.0%) voted ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Archer * Lib 8,950 43.2 (-12.4) Hon William HIGGS ALP 11,759 56.8 (+12.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 413 (02.0%) informal 20,709 06.8 12.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Qld MLA for Normanby 1914-15. Died 1 July 1940 > William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910 Born: 18 January 1862, Wingham, NSW Career: Educated state schools, Sydney. Apprentice printer. Compositor, journalist, editor. Editor Australian Worker 1893. Fortitude Valley Council. Colonial politics: Qld MLA for Fortitude Valley 1899-1901 Senate: Senator for Queensland 1901-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS, Qld 33,506 enrolled, 19,159 (57.2%) voted ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Gatton, Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Labour 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Littleton GROOM * Lib 13,010 69.9 (+04.8) Morris Harland ALP 5,609 30.1 (-04.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 540 (02.8%) informal 18,619 19.9 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Littleton Ernest Groom (1867-1936): Elected 1901 By, 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister for External Affairs to 29 April 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HERBERT, Qld 37,686 enrolled, 23,184 (61.5%) voted ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 13,668 61.0 (+08.1) Thomas Crawford Lib 8,751 39.0 (-08.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 765 (03.3%) informal 22,419 11.0 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Crawford, see Senate Queensland 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY, Qld 22,882 enrolled, 14,076 (61.5%) voted ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Winton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Houghton Lib 4,742 35.2 (-07.0) Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 8,729 64.8 (+07.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 605 (04.3%) informal 13,471 14.8 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1 July 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARANOA, Qld 29,516 enrolled, 15,808 (53.6%) voted ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jasper Harvey Lib 4,436 29.0 (-02.2) Hon James PAGE * ALP 10,862 71.0 (+02.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 510 (03.2%) informal 15,298 21.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld 32,200 enrolled, 18,909 (58.7%) voted ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Bundamba, Esk, Ipswich, Nundah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Emmerson ALP 7,191 38.9 (+01.4) Hugh SINCLAIR * Lib 11,276 61.1 (-01.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 442 (02.3%) informal 18,467 11.1 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Sinclair (1864-1926): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXLEY, Qld 30,805 enrolled, 17,609 (57.2%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Brisbane South, Toombul, Windsor, Woolloongabba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Dent 6,317 37.8 Hon Richard EDWARDS * Lib 10,399 62.2 (-04.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 893 (05.1%) informal 16,716 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Edwards (1842-1915): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Edwards retired in 1913. Later career: Business, publishing and philanthropy. Died 29 October 1915 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIDE BAY, Qld 31,992 enrolled, 22,837 (71.4%) voted ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gympie, Maryborough, Nambour, Nanango -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Andrew FISHER * ALP 12,154 54.1 (-00.4) Jacob Stumm Lib 10,303 45.9 (+00.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 380 (01.7%) informal 22,457 04.1 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Stumm, see Lilley 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Fisher (1862-1928): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Prime Minister from 29 April 1910 Treasurer from 29 April 1910 Leader of the Opposition to 29 April 1910 Leader of the Australian Labor Party --------------------------------------------------------------------