COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917
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SENATE ELECTION
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QUEENSLAND (Three senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                          378,296         +02.7
Votes cast:                               336,751   89.0  +13.9
Informal votes:                            16,026   04.8  +00.6
Formal votes:                             320,725   95.2  -00.6
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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John Adamson                               10,796   03.4
Thomas CRAWFORD                Nat        163,741   51.1  ELECTED 1
Harry FOLL                     Nat        162,965   50.8  ELECTED 3
John Mullan *                  ALP        153,337   47.8
Matthew REID                   Nat        163,126   50.9  ELECTED 2
Hon James Stewart *            ALP        154,316   48.1
Hon Henry Turley *             ALP        153,894   48.0
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Total                                     962,175
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1. Percentages shown are percentages of 320,725, indicating the 
proportion of voters who supported each candidate. The percentages 
column will thus add up to 300%, since each voter cast three votes.
2. For Adamson, see Senate Queensland 1919.
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Senators' terms began 1 July 1917. Crawford, Foll and Reid elected 
for a term ending 30 June 1923. Continuing senators (term to end 30 
June 1920:) Myles FERRICKS (ALP), Hon Thomas GIVENS (Nat), William
MAUGHAN (ALP).
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> Thomas William Crawford (1865-1948): Elected 1917
Born: 1865, Melbourne
Career: Educated Melbourne. Sugar grower, Queensland. President 
Queensland Sugar Producers Association.
> Myles Aloysius Ferricks (1875-1932): Elected 1913, 1914
> Hattil Spencer Foll (1890-1977): Elected 1917
Born: 31 May 1890, London, England
Career: Educated Holy Trinity School, London, England. Migrated 
1911. Queensland Railways officer. Secretary to Minister for 
Railways 1915. Military Service 1914-16.
> Thomas Givens (1864-1928): Elected 1903, 1910, 1914
President of the Senate 
> William John Ryott Maughan (1863-1933): Elected 1913, 1914
> John Mullan (1871-1941): Elected 1913, 1914. Defeated 1917
Later career: Qld MLA for Flinders 1918-32, Carpentaria 1932-41.
Attorney-General 1920-29, 1932-40.
Died 1 October 1941
> Matthew Reid (1856-1947): Elected 1917
Born: 30 September 1856, Ayrshire, Scotland
Career: Educated London. Carpenter. Migrated 1887. Active 
Carpenters Union. Organiser, Australian Labour Federation from 
1890. President Queensland Labour Party 1905. Left ALP 1909.
Colonial/state politics: Qld MLA for Toowong 1893-96, Enoggera 
1899-1902.
> Charles James Stewart (1851-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1910, 
1914. Defeated 1917
Died 20 December 1931
> Joseph Henry Lewis Turley (1859-1929): Elected 1906, 1910, 
1914. Defeated 1917
Later career: Shipping master, Queensland Harbours and Rivers 
Department.
Died 5 June 1929
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