AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,839,327 Votes counted: 1,934,529 68.1 Informal votes: 51,006 02.6 -02.5 Formal votes: 1,883,523 97.4 +02.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 1,021,148 54.2 +07.4 53 +21 Australian Labor Party 833,454 44.2 -06.4 22 -20 Others 28,921 01.5 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,883,523 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten seats were uncontested, greatly lowering the turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,094,834 Votes counted: 663,543 60.6 Informal votes: 19,865 03.0 -05.1 Formal votes: 643,678 97.0 +05.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 341,231 53.0 +05.8 17 +04 Australian Labor Party 274,427 42.6 -10.1 10 -04 Others 28,020 04.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 643,678 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 819,707 Votes counted: 594,577 72.5 Informal votes: 12,351 02.1 +00.3 Formal votes: 582,226 97.9 -00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 310,990 53.4 +05.3 14 +06 Australian Labor Party 271,033 46.6 -00.8 7 -05 Others 203 00.0 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 582,226 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 378,296 Votes counted: 336,750 89.0 Informal votes: 6,980 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 329,770 97.9 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 169,322 51.3 +11.0 6 +03 Australian Labor Party 160,448 48.7 -07.0 4 -03 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 329,770 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 265,779 Votes counted: 167,152 62.9 Informal votes: 5,913 03.5 -06.0 Formal votes: 161,239 96.5 +06.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 94,568 58.7 +12.5 6 +03 Australian Labor Party 66,671 41.3 -12.5 1 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 161,239 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 168,030 Votes counted: 106,643 63.5 Informal votes: 3,885 03.6 +01.2 Formal votes: 102,758 96.4 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 67,457 65.6 +12.6 5 +02 Australian Labor Party 35,301 34.4 -12.6 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 102,758 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 108,681 Votes counted: 65,873 60.6 Informal votes: 2,021 03.1 +00.7 Formal votes: 63,852 96.9 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 37,580 58.9 +11.3 5 +03 Australian Labor Party 25,574 40.1 -12.3 - -03 Others 698 01.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,554 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout.