COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ADELAIDE, SA ==================================================================== Inner Adelaide: Adelaide, North Adelaide, Prospect, Walkerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,462 -2.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin YATES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Edwin Yates (1871-1959): Elected 1914 By, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yates was on active service in Europe and was not opposed by the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGAS, SA ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Eudunda, Gawler, Kapunda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,720 +01.1 Votes cast: 20,686 69.6 Informal votes: 955 04.6 Formal votes: 19,731 95.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Patrick GLYNN * Nat 10,031 50.8 Sidney O'Flaherty ALP 9,700 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,731 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Flaherty, see Senate South Australia 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick McMahon Glynn (1855-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Minister for Home and Territories -------------------------------------------------------------------- The high vote for the ALP in this seat was generally attributed to the ethnic German vote in this part of South Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARKER, SA ==================================================================== South-east South Australia: Glenelg, Mt Barker, Mt Gambier, Strathalbyn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,918 +04.1 Votes cast: 27,329 70.2 -11.5 Informal votes: 938 03.4 +00.7 Formal votes: 26,391 96.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LIVINGSTON * Nat 16,869 63.9 +07.2 Stanley Whitford ALP 9,522 36.1 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,391 13.9 07.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Livingston (1856-1935): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOTHBY, SA ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Mitcham, Norwood, St Peters, Unley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,986 +08.1 Votes cast: 34,060 74.1 -07.7 Informal votes: 1,067 03.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 32,993 96.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gunn + ALP 11,700 35.5 -19.8 William STORY Nat 21,293 64.5 +19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,993 14.5 19.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gunn was SA MHA for Adelaide 1915-17, 1918-26. He was Premier of South Australia 1924-26. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Harrison Story (1857-1924): Elected 1917 Born: 31 May 1857, Adelaide Career: Educated state schools. Stonemason and bricklayer. President Operative Masons and Bricklayers Society. President Adelaide Trades and Labour Council. Norwood and Kensington District Council, mayor 1902. Left ALP 1916. Senate: Senator for South Australia 1903-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GREY, SA ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,600 +03.4 Votes cast: 24,244 70.1 -10.2 Informal votes: 840 03.5 +01.4 Formal votes: 23,404 96.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Lyons + ALP 9,909 42.3 -11.7 Hon Alexander POYNTON * Nat 13,495 57.7 +11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,404 07.7 11.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Honorary Minister from 27 March 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HINDMARSH, SA ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Goodwood, Hindmarsh, Port Adelaide, Thebarton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,554 +03.9 Votes cast: 35,615 74.9 -02.9 Informal votes: 1,264 03.5 +01.1 Formal votes: 34,351 96.5 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William ARCHIBALD * Nat 19,174 55.8 +30.2 James Cavanagh + ALP 15,177 44.2 -30.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,351 05.8 30.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Archibald (1852-1926): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WAKEFIELD, SA ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Balaklava, Kadina, Kooringa, Moonta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,539 +03.0 Votes cast: 25,218 73.0 -11.7 Informal votes: 849 03.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 24,369 96.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard FOSTER * Nat 13,706 56.2 +03.8 Norman Makin ALP 10,663 43.8 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,369 06.2 03.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Makin, see Hindmarsh 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Witty Foster (1856-1932): Elected 1909 By, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 --------------------------------------------------------------------