COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== SENATE ELECTION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 834,662 +13.2 Votes cast: 512,802 61.4 +09.7 Informal votes: 24,213 04.7 -02.6 Formal votes: 488,589 95.3 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert GARDINER ALP 247,047 50.6 ELECTED 2 John Gray * Lib 220,569 45.1 Thomas Hoare 8,432 01.7 Allan McDOUGALL ALP 249,212 51.0 ELECTED 1 Robert Mackenzie 13,608 02.8 James Moroney 9,660 02.0 Hon John Neild * Lib 212,150 43.4 John Norton 50,893 10.4 Hon Edward Pulsford * Lib 214,889 44.0 Arthur RAE ALP 239,307 49.0 ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,465,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Percentages shown are percentages of 488,589, 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. Norton was NSW MLA for Sydney-Fitzroy 1898, Northumberland 1899- 1901, Surry Hills 1904-06, Darling Harbour 1907-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1910. Gardiner, McDougall and Rae elected for a term ending 30 June 1916. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1913): Hon Albert GOULD (Lib), Hon Edward MILLEN (Lib) and Hon James WALKER (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Gardiner (1867-1952): Elected 1910 Born: 30 July 1867, Orange, NSW Career: Educated state schools. Carpenter and joiner. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. Colonial/state politics: NSW MLA for Forbes 1891-94, Ashburnham 1894-95, Orange 1904-07. > Albert John Gould (1847-1936): Elected 1901, 1906 President of the Senate to 30 June 1910 > John Proctor Gray (1841-1914): Elected 1903. Defeated 1910 Later career: Chairman of family company. Died 18 April 1914 > Allan McDougall (1856-1924): Elected 1910 Born: 1856, Sydney Career: Primary education. Apprentice boilermaker. Dockyard boilermaker. Secretary Biolermakers Union. > Edward Davis Millen (1862-1923): Elected 1901, 1906 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 29 April 1910 > John Cash Neild (1846-1911): Elected 1901. Defeated 1910 Died 8 March 1911 > Edward Pulsford (1844-1919): Elected 1901. Defeated 1910 Died 29 September 1919 > Arthur Rae (1860-1943): Elected 1910 Born: 14 March 1860, Christchurch, New Zealand Career: Primary education Blenheim, New Zealand. Migrated 1878. Miner, shearer, journalist. Secretary NSW Shearers Union during 1890 strike. Vice-President, President, Honorary General-Secretary, Australian Workers Union. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Murrumbidgee 1891-94 > James Thomas Walker (1841-1923): Elected 1901, 1906 Walker retired in 1913. Later career: Company director. Died 18 January 1923 --------------------------------------------------------------------