AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,811,515 Votes counted: 1,726,906 61.4 Informal votes: 87,559 05.1 +02.0 Formal votes: 1,639,347 94.9 -02.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 767,986 46.8 -02.2 32 -06 Australian Labor Party 830,291 50.6 +02.3 42 +05 Others 41,070 02.5 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,639,347 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twelve seats were uncontested, greatly lowering the turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,083,129 Votes counted: 608,753 56.2 Informal votes: 49,035 08.1 +05.0 Formal votes: 559,718 91.9 -05.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 264,310 47.2 -04.0 13 -02 Australian Labor Party 294,899 52.7 +05.8 14 +02 Others 509 00.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 559,718 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 814,740 Votes counted: 529,379 65.0 Informal votes: 9,714 01.8 -01.0 Formal votes: 519,665 98.2 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 250,180 48.1 +00.2 8 -04 Australian Labor Party 238,079 45.8 -00.5 12 +03 Others 31,406 06.1 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 519,665 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 368,207 Votes counted: 230,856 62.7 Informal votes: 6,217 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 224,639 97.3 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 90,467 40.3 -04.9 3 Australian Labor Party 125,017 55.7 +00.9 7 Others 9,155 04.0 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 224,639 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 257,353 Votes counted: 182,138 70.8 Informal votes: 17,477 09.6 +05.7 Formal votes: 164,661 90.4 -04.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 76,070 46.2 -01.5 3 Australian Labor Party 88,591 53.8 +02.3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164,661 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 182,107 Votes counted: 110,677 60.8 Informal votes: 3,567 03.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 107,110 96.8 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 56,728 53.0 +01.8 3 Australian Labor Party 50,382 47.0 -01.8 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,110 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 105,979 Votes counted: 65,103 61.4 Informal votes: 1,549 02.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 63,554 97.6 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 30,231 47.6 -04.0 2 Australian Labor Party 33,323 52.4 +04.3 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,554 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout.