COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== DAMPIER, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Irwin, Northam, Swan, Toodyay -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1910 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,011 Votes cast: 24,643 68.4 Informal votes: 958 03.9 Formal votes: 23,685 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry GREGORY + Lib 12,463 52.6 +02.2 Hon Hugh Mahon * ALP 11,222 47.4 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,685 02.6 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was member for Coolgardie 1901-13 (Coolgardie was abolished at the 1912 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Kalgoorlie by-election 1913. > Henry Gregory (1860-1940): Elected 1913 Born: 15 March 1860, Kyneton, Victoria. Career: Educated Kyneton. To Western Australian goldfields 1894. Mayor of Menzies. Stockbroker, farmer, press proprietor. Colonial/State politics: WA MLA for North Coolgardie 1897-1901, Menzies 1901-11. Minister for Mines 1901, 1901-04. Minister for Mines and Railways 1905-11. Acting Premier and Treasurer 1910-11. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,813 +67.6 Votes cast: 28,628 77.8 +11.4 Informal votes: 975 03.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 27,653 96.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL ALP 15,428 55.8 +11.4 William Hedges * Lib 12,225 44.2 -11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,653 05.8 11.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Noah Hedges (1854-1935): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: President, Western Australian Employers Federation 1929-35. Died 21 November 1935 > Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913 Born: 20 May 1882, Port Pirie, South Australia. Career: Primary education. To Western Australia 1897. Railwayman and railway unionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 31.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,126 +43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles FRAZER * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Fraser (1880-1913): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Postmaster-General to 24 June 1913 Died 25 November 1913 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: East Perth, North Perth, Subiaco, West Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,449 +48.9 Votes cast: 28,963 71.6 +11.8 Informal votes: 1,116 03.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 27,847 96.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James FOWLER * Lib 14,846 53.3 -07.9 Alexander McCallum ALP 13,001 46.7 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,847 03.3 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCallum was WA MLA for South Fremantle 1921-35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mackinnon Fowler (1865-1940): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Albany, Forrest, Nelson, Williams -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.2 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 03.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,385 -07.6 Votes cast: 27,830 76.5 +12.2 Informal votes: 396 01.4 00.0 Formal votes: 27,434 98.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir John FORREST * Lib 15,055 54.9 -01.4 Peter O'Loughlen ALP 12,379 45.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,434 04.9 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlen was WA MLA for Forrest 1908-23. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Forrest (1847-1918): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Treasurer from 24 June 1913 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party --------------------------------------------------------------------