COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910
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SENATE ELECTION
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TASMANIA (Three senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                           98,456         +09.1
Votes cast:                                unknown
Informal votes:                            unknown
Formal votes:                              55,716
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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James Campbell                              2,041   03.8
Hon Henry Dobson *             Lib         24,422   43.8
James LONG                     ALP         30,973   55.6  ELECTED 2
Hon James Macfarlane *         Lib         24,233   43.5
Edward Mulcahy *               Lib         24,419   43.8
Hon David O'KEEFE              ALP         31,304   56.2  ELECTED 1
Rudolph READY                  ALP         29,756   53.4  ELECTED 3
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Total                                     167,148
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1. Percentages shown are percentages of 55,716, 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. O'Keefe was a Senator for Tasmania 1901-03.
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Senators' terms began 1 July 1910. Long, O'Keefe and Ready elected 
for a term ending 30 June 1916. Continuing senators (term to end 30 
June 1913): Hon Cyril CAMERON (Lib), Hon John CLEMONS (Lib), Hon 
John KEATING (Lib).
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> Cyril St Clair Cameron (1857-1941): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. 
Elected 1906
> John Singleton Clemons (1862-1944): Elected 1901, 1906
> Henry Dobson (1841-1919): Elected 1901, 1903. Defeated 1910
Died 10 October 1919
> John Henry Keating (1872-1940): Elected 1901, 1906
> James Joseph Long (1870-1932): Elected 1910 
Born: 1870, The Fort, Tasmania
Career: Primary education. Miner, Tasmania. President Federated 
Mining Enginedrivers Association.
State politics: Tas MHA for Lyell 1903-09, Darwin 1909-10. Minister 
for Land and Works 1909, Minister for Mines 1909, Minister for 
Agriculture 1909.
> James Macfarlane (1844-1914): Elected 1901, 1903. Defeated 1910
Died 24 November 1914
> Edward Mulcahy (1850-1927): Elected 1903. Defeated 1910
Later career: Tas MHA for Wilmot 1910-19. Minister for Lands and 
Works 1912-14, Minister for Mines 1912-14, Minister for Railways 
1912-14. See Senate 1917, Appointments.
> David John O'Keefe (1864-1943): Elected 1901. Defeated 1906. 
Elected 1910
> Rudolph Keith Ready (1878-1958): Elected 1910
Born: 1878, Tasmania
Career: Primary education. Storekeeper.
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