COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== BRISBANE, Qld ==================================================================== Inner Brisbane: Brisbane North, Fortitude Valley, Ithaca, Toowong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,720 +02.8 Votes cast: 31,905 74.7 -06.1 Informal votes: 809 02.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 31,096 97.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FINLAYSON * ALP 18,743 60.3 +03.4 John Lackey Lib 12,353 39.7 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,096 10.3 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fyfe Finlayson (1867-1955): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPRICORNIA, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,394 -00.2 Votes cast: 23,664 70.9 -03.6 Informal votes: 700 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 22,964 97.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William HIGGS * ALP 15,475 67.4 +03.3 Neal Macrossan Lib 7,489 32.6 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,964 17.4 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 Treasurer 27 October 1915 to 27 October 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgs resigned from the ministry in protest at Hughes's proposal to question voters at the conscription referendum about their eligibility for military service. In November 1916 he became deputy leader of the ALP in the House, though Senator Gardiner was the official Deputy Leader. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS, Qld ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Jondaryan, Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,339 -01.7 Votes cast: 27,557 78.0 +03.4 Informal votes: 914 03.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 26,643 96.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Bauers ALP 11,495 43.1 +03.1 Hon Littleton GROOM * Lib 15,148 56.9 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,643 06.9 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Littleton Ernest Groom (1867-1936): Elected 1901 By, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Minister for Trade and Customs to 17 September 1914 Honorary Minister from 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HERBERT, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,243 +02.6 Votes cast: 29,879 74.2 -02.2 Informal votes: 829 02.8 -01.1 Formal votes: 29,050 97.2 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 18,700 64.4 +06.4 Frank Fraser Lib 10,350 35.6 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,050 14.4 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Minister for Home Affairs and Territories 14 November 1916 to 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bamford left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY, Qld ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Herberton, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,337 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 8 October 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LILLEY, Qld ==================================================================== North of Brisbane: Gympie, Nundah, Toombul, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,002 +05.3 Votes cast: 30,282 77.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 705 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 29,577 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Lilley ALP 14,102 47.7 +02.4 Jacob STUMM * Lib 15,475 52.3 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,577 02.3 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Stumm (1853-1921): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stumm, who was born in Germany, retired in 1917. Later career: Investor in mining, newspapers, racehorses. Died 23 January 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARANOA, Qld ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,500 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James PAGE * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld ==================================================================== South-west of Brisbane: Bundamba, Esk, Ipswich, Logan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,329 +01.4 Votes cast: 28,252 77.8 -02.2 Informal votes: 667 02.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 27,585 97.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sherlock ALP 11,774 42.7 +03.4 Hugh SINCLAIR * Lib 15,811 57.3 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,585 07.3 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Sinclair (1864-1926): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXLEY, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Brisbane South, Coorparoo, Kangaroo Point, Woolloongabba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,498 +08.5 Votes cast: 32,880 79.2 -02.8 Informal votes: 805 02.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 32,075 97.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bayley Lib 13,841 43.2 -02.4 James SHARPE * ALP 18,234 56.8 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,075 06.8 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Bayley, see Oxley 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Benjamin Sharpe (1868-1935): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIDE BAY, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Maryborough, Musgrave, Nanango -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,845 -01.0 Votes cast: 26,437 78.1 -05.9 Informal votes: 788 03.0 +01.4 Formal votes: 25,649 97.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Austin 9,155 35.7 Rt Hon Andrew FISHER * ALP 16,494 64.3 +08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,649 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin was a Queensland Farmers' Union candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Fisher (1862-1928): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Prime Minister 17 September 1914 to 27 October 1915 Treasurer 17 September 1914 to 27 October 1915 Leader of the Opposition to 17 September 1914 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 30 October 1915 Resigned seat 26 October 1915 (see By-elections -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher resigned partly due to ill-health and partly under pressure to make way for Hughes, who was more committed to the war effort. Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1915-21. Retired in Britain. Died 22 October 1928 --------------------------------------------------------------------