COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== BRISBANE, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Toowong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,379 -15.7 Votes cast: 17,930 61.0 +21.3 Informal votes: 501 02.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 17,409 97.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FINLAYSON ALP 8,909 51.2 +12.5 Hon Justin Foxton * Lib 8,500 48.8 -12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,065 +10.7 Votes cast: 21,122 68.0 +15.5 Informal votes: 413 02.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 20,709 98.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Archer * Lib 8,950 43.2 -12.4 Hon William HIGGS ALP 11,759 56.8 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Gatton, Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Labour 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,506 +06.2 Votes cast: 19,159 57.2 +19.4 Informal votes: 540 02.8 -01.3 Formal votes: 18,619 97.2 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Littleton GROOM * Lib 13,010 69.9 +04.8 Morris Harland ALP 5,609 30.1 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,686 +18.3 Votes cast: 23,184 61.5 +10.7 Informal votes: 765 03.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 22,419 96.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 13,668 61.0 +08.1 Thomas Crawford Lib 8,751 39.0 -08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Winton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,882 -07.9 Votes cast: 14,076 61.5 +13.1 Informal votes: 605 04.3 -02.7 Formal votes: 13,471 95.7 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Houghton Lib 4,742 35.2 -07.0 Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 8,729 64.8 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,516 +19.5 Votes cast: 15,808 53.6 +12.4 Informal votes: 510 03.2 -02.6 Formal votes: 15,298 96.8 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jasper Harvey Lib 4,436 29.0 -02.2 Hon James PAGE * ALP 10,862 71.0 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,298 21.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Bundamba, Esk, Ipswich, Nundah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,200 +01.8 Votes cast: 18,909 58.7 +06.3 Informal votes: 442 02.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 18,467 97.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Emmerson ALP 7,191 38.9 +01.4 Hugh SINCLAIR * Lib 11,276 61.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,467 11.1 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Sinclair (1864-1926): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXLEY, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Brisbane South, Toombul, Windsor, Woolloongabba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,805 -08.9 Votes cast: 17,609 57.2 +17.5 Informal votes: 893 05.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 16,716 94.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Dent 6,317 37.8 Hon Richard EDWARDS * Lib 10,399 62.2 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gympie, Maryborough, Nambour, Nanango -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,992 +10.2 Votes cast: 22,837 71.4 +18.7 Informal votes: 380 01.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 22,457 98.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Andrew FISHER * ALP 12,154 54.1 -00.4 Jacob Stumm Lib 10,303 45.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------