COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== VICTORIA ==================================================================== BALACLAVA, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balaclava, Prahran Gardens, St Kilda, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 02.6 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,884 +12.8 Votes cast: 28,835 72.3 +14.6 Informal votes: 571 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 28,264 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Holmes ALP 9,895 35.0 -00.4 Agar WYNNE * Lib 18,369 65.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,264 15.0 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agar Wynne (1850-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 Postmaster-General from 24 June 1913 Wynne retired in 1914. His ministerial term ended on 17 September 1914. Later career: Vic MLA for St Kilda 1917-20. Solicitor-General 1917- 18, Attorney-General 1917-18, Minister for Railways 1917-18, Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works 1917-18. After politics pastoralist, horse-breeder and investor, Melboune and Queensland. Died 12 May 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLAARAT, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,139 +45.2 Votes cast: 32,818 83.8 +08.9 Informal votes: 352 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 32,466 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McGRATH ALP 16,417 50.6 +03.1 Hugh McKay + Lib 16,049 49.4 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,466 00.6 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- H V McKay (1865-1926) was a leading industrialist whose company developed the combine harvester. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913 Born: 10 November 1873, Newton, Victoria. Career: Educated Creswick. Storekeeper, Creswick, active in labor movement. State politics: Vic MLA for Grenville 1904-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATMAN, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Carlton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 1911 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,339 +34.6 Votes cast: 30,204 71.3 +02.4 Informal votes: 538 01.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 29,666 98.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 19,268 64.9 +02.7 Frederick O'Neill Lib 10,398 35.1 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,666 14.9 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bendigo, Castlemaine, Eaglehawk, Golden Square -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,289 +18.0 Votes cast: 29,326 78.6 -00.6 Informal votes: 639 02.2 +01.2 Formal votes: 28,687 97.8 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John ARTHUR ALP 14,488 50.5 +02.1 Cyril James 821 02.9 Hon Sir John Quick * Lib 13,378 46.6 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,687 02.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Quick (1852-1932): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: Deputy President Federal Arbitration Court 1922-30. Died 17 June 1932 > John Andrew Arthur (1875-1914): Elected 1913 Born: 1875, Fryerston, Victoria. Career: Educated Grenville College, Ballaarat and University of Melbourne. Barrister 1902. Tutor in law. Authority on industrial and constitutional law. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Albert, Albion, Northcote, Edward -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.6 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.6 to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,186 +02.7 Votes cast: 32,452 76.9 +01.5 Informal votes: 421 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 32,031 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank ANSTEY * ALP 19,225 60.0 +00.8 Alexander Robb Lib 12,806 40.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,031 10.0 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Anstey (1865-1940): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORANGAMITE, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.7 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,450 +28.6 Votes cast: 32,026 81.2 +12.6 Informal votes: 281 00.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 31,745 99.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Chester MANIFOLD Lib 16,572 52.2 +06.1 James Scullin * ALP 15,173 47.8 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,745 02.2 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Manifold was member for Corangamite 1901-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Yarra by-election 1922. > James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901. Retired 1903. Elected 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORIO, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,505 +25.2 Votes cast: 29,503 76.6 +14.4 Informal votes: 728 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 28,775 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William KENDELL Lib 14,804 51.4 +04.7 Alfred Ozanne * ALP 13,770 47.9 -05.4 John Reed 201 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,775 01.8 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alfred Thomas Ozanne (1877-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Corio 1914. > William Kendell (1851-1922): Elected 1913 Born: 1851, Mt Pleasant, South Australia. Career: Educated public schools. To Victoria 1888. Farmed Wimmera, Mt Mercier. Dimboola and Borung Councils. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHUCA, Vic ==================================================================== Northern Victoria: Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Shepparton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Liberal over Independent 00.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,667 +26.9 Votes cast: 27,885 74.0 +11.6 Informal votes: 734 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 27,121 97.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Egbert England 1,811 06.7 Christopher Fitzgerald ALP 9,692 35.7 +25.0 Albert PALMER * Lib 15,618 57.6 +14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,121 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Clayton Palmer (1859-1919): Elected 1906. Election declared void 1907. Elected 1907 By, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAWKNER, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Albert Park, Prahran, South Melbourne, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.9 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 09.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,780 +05.8 Votes cast: 31,973 73.0 +12.4 Informal votes: 720 02.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 31,253 97.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Fairbairn * Lib 14,610 46.7 -02.8 Joseph HANNAN + ALP 16,643 53.3 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,253 03.3 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Fairbairn (1855-1943): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: Chairman of insurance companies, press proprietor. Died 23 October 1943 > Joseph Francis Hannan (1873-1943): Elected 1913 Born: 1873, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Primary education, England. Migrated 1888. Ironworker, Secretary Ironfounders Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FLINDERS, Vic ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,991 +23.7 Votes cast: 27,772 73.1 +15.0 Informal votes: 714 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 27,058 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William IRVINE * Lib 15,640 57.8 +11.5 David Russell ALP 11,418 42.2 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,058 07.8 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 Attorney-General from 26 June 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND, Vic ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Independent over Liberal 12.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,887 +34.9 Votes cast: 28,615 75.5 +10.0 Informal votes: 471 01.6 -01.7 Formal votes: 28,144 98.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James BENNETT Lib 15,473 55.0 +12.7 George Wise * 12,671 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,144 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise's vote of 45.0% was a decline of 12.7% from the 62.1% he polled in 1910. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Gippsland 1914. > James Bennett (1874-1951): Elected 1913 Born: 1874, Glenelg, South Australia. Career: Primary education. Farmworker, farmer at Warracknabeal, Victoria. Secretary Victorian Farmers and Producers Union 1905. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAMPIANS, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Daylesford, Maryborough, St Arnaud, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,717 +32.5 Votes cast: 29,185 79.5 +14.0 Informal votes: 580 02.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 28,605 98.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans IRVINE * Lib 15,414 53.9 +04.1 Archibald Stewart ALP 13,191 46.1 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,605 03.9 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans William Henry Irvine (1857-1922): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Brighton, Malvern, Oakleigh, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1910 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,417 Votes cast: 29,637 71.5 Informal votes: 769 02.6 Formal votes: 28,868 97.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James BOYD + Lib 19,138 66.3 +04.6 Joseph Hewison 446 01.5 William Miles ALP 9,284 32.2 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,868 17.1 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Arthur Boyd (1867-1941): Elected 1913 Born: 7 July 1867, Ayrshire, Scotland. Career: Educated St John's Academy, Glasgow. Apprentice painter. Migrated 1885. Many occupations, Melbourne. Port Melbourne Council. State politics: Vic MLA for Melbourne 1901-08. Honorary Minister 1907-08. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INDI, Vic ==================================================================== North-east Victoria: Beechworth, Benalla, Rutherglen, Wangaratta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,318 +19.5 Votes cast: 29,088 80.1 +11.4 Informal votes: 609 02.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 28,479 97.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornelius AHERN Lib 14,759 51.8 +06.5 Joseph Brown 67 00.2 Parker Moloney * ALP 13,653 47.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,479 02.0 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was member for Indi 1906-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Parker John Moloney (1879-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Indi 1914. > Cornelius Joseph Ahern (1871-1955): Elected 1913 Born: 10 July 1871, Victoria. Career: Educated Xavier College, Melbourne. Solicitor, Wangarratta. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOYONG, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Liberal over Independent 06.3 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,248 +08.3 Votes cast: 30,826 74.7 +03.4 Informal votes: 509 01.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 30,317 98.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST * Lib 18,777 61.9 +04.1 Vida Goldstein 11,540 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,317 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldstein was an indepenent socialist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARIBYRNONG, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.8 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 06.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,801 +07.8 Votes cast: 31,699 77.7 +06.0 Informal votes: 583 01.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 31,116 98.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James Hume-Cook Lib 12,210 39.2 -06.4 James FENTON * ALP 18,906 60.8 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,116 10.8 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hume-Cook was member for Bourke 1901-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton South, East Melbourne, North Melbourne, West Melbourne -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,401 +21.6 Votes cast: 27,325 64.4 +04.1 Informal votes: 1,313 04.8 +03.1 Formal votes: 26,012 95.2 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr William MALONEY * ALP 18,692 71.9 +04.3 Ellen Mulcahy 7,320 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,012 21.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulcahy was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robert Nuttal Maloney (1854-1940): Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PORTS, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Emerald Hill, Footscray, Port Melbourne, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 19.6 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 18.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,631 +23.8 Votes cast: 31,219 75.0 +09.6 Informal votes: 659 02.1 +00.4 Formal votes: 30,560 07.9 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MATHEWS * ALP 24,203 79.2 +10.6 Charles Merrett Lib 6,357 20.8 -10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,560 29.2 10.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mathews (1863-1934): Elected 1906, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANNON, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Casterton, Hamilton, Horsham, Koroit -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,526 +25.1 Votes cast: 30,526 83.6 +08.1 Informal votes: 467 01.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 30,059 98.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John McDougall * ALP 13,773 45.8 -07.8 Arthur RODGERS Lib 16,286 54.2 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,059 04.2 07.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Keith McDougall (1867-1957): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: Farmed near Ararat. Died 11 April 1957 > Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (1875-1936): Elected 1913 Born: 20 March 1875, Geelong, Victoria. Career: Educated Xavier College, Melbourne. Stock and station agent, farmer and grazier at Horsham, Victoria. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMMERA, Vic ==================================================================== North-west Victoria: Kerang, Mildura, Swan Hill, Warracknabeal -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 02.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,208 +13.5 Votes cast: 25,940 73.7 +16.4 Informal votes: 548 02.1 00.0 Formal votes: 25,392 97.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Carey ALP 7,362 29.0 -06.6 Sydney SAMPSON * Lib 18,030 71.0 +07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,392 21.0 07.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Sampson (1863-1948): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- YARRA, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 26.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,007 +52.1 Votes cast: 30,037 71.5 +06.3 Informal votes: 471 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 29,566 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Purbrick Lib 7,398 25.0 +00.2 Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP 22,168 75.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,566 25.0 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1966-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Minister for Trade and Customs to 24 June 1913 --------------------------------------------------------------------