COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917
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SENATE ELECTION
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Three senators to be elected, each voter casting three votes
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Enrolled voters:                          168,030         -07.7
Votes cast:                               130,672   77.8  +06.3
Informal votes:                             6,740   05.2  -00.1
Formal votes:                             123,932   94.8  +00.1
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Cyril Bryan                    ALP         40,822   32.9
Richard BUZACOTT *             Nat         84,771   68.4
Hon Hugh DE LARGIE *           Nat         84,104   67.9
George Dennis                  ALP         38,846   31.3
George HENDERSON *             Nat         84,549   68.2
John Lutey                     ALP         38,704   31.2
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Total                                     371,796
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1. Percentages shown are percentages of 123,932, 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. Lutey was WA MLA for Brownhill-Ivanhoe 1916, 1917-32.
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Senators' terms began 1 July 1917. Buzacott, de Largie and 
Henderson elected for a term ending 30 June 1923. Continuing 
senators(term to end 30 June 1920): Hon Patrick LYNCH (Nat), 
Edward NEEDHAM (ALP), Hon George PEARCE (Nat)
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> Richard Buzacott (1867-1933): Elected 1910, 1914, 1917
> Hugh de Largie (1859-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1910, 1914, 1917
> George Henderson (1861-1929): Elected 1903, 1910, 1914, 1917
> Patrick Joseph Lynch (1867-1944): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914
> Edward Needham (1872-1956): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914
> George Foster Pearce (1870-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1913, 1914
Minister for Defence 
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