COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== DAMPIER, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Irwin, Northam, Swan, Toodyay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,649 -04.6 Votes cast: 16,565 55.9 -16.4 Informal votes: 405 02.4 -02.2 Formal votes: 16,160 97.6 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry GREGORY * Nat/FSA 10,440 64.6 -06.8 Thomas Lowry ALP 5,720 35.4 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,160 14.6 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory was endorsed both by the Nationalists and the FSA. He joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Gregory (1860-1940): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 5 April 1921. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dampier was abolished at the 1922 redistribution. Gregory contested Swan in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,455 +06.6 Votes cast: 26,942 62.0 -18.1 Informal votes: 660 02.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 26,282 97.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL * Nat 15,988 60.8 -08.1 Nils Clementson ALP 10,294 39.2 +08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,282 10.8 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Burchell retired in 1922. Later career: Company manager and administrative officer, Melbourne. Died 20 June 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,605 -18.4 Votes cast: 17,937 79.3 -05.1 Informal votes: 237 01.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 17,700 98.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Heitmann * Nat 8,480 47.9 -03.4 Hon Hugh MAHON ALP 9,220 52.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,700 02.1 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was member for Coolgardie 1901-13 and for Kalgoorlie 1913-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Ernest Heitmann (1878-1934): Elected 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Controller of Demobilisation 1919. Businessman, Adelaide, farmer, Victoria. Died 30 January 1934 > Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1913 By, 1914. Defeated 1917. Elected 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Expelled from the House of Representatives 12 November 1920 (see By- elections) Died 28 August 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was expelled by a vote of the House following a speech outside the House in which he criticised British actions in Ireland. This is the only occasion on which a member has been expelled from the House. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: East Perth, North Perth, Subiaco, West Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,838 +02.0 Votes cast: 21,527 58.4 -18,1 Informal votes: 1,419 06.6 +02.4 Formal votes: 20,108 93.4 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel Carter 4,699 23.4 John Curtin ALP 6,877 34.2 +03.7 Hon James Fowler * Nat 7,721 38.4 -31.1 Gerald Hartrey 811 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Carter He was an independent Nationalist. Fowler alleged that Carter had been urged to stand by the Defence Minister, Senator George Pearce, because of criticisms Fowler had made of Pearce. Both Carter and Pearce denied this. (Age, 24 November 1919) Carter was WA MLA for Leederville 1921-24. 2. For Curtin, see Fremantle 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hartrey's 811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 248 30.6 4,947 24.6 Curtin 215 26.5 7,092 35.3 Fowler * 348 42.9 8,069 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 811 20,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carter's 4,947 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtin 741 15.0 7,833 39.0 FOWLER * 4,206 85.0 12,275 61.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,947 20,108 11.0 08.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mackinnon Fowler (1865-1940): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Albany, Forrest, Nelson, Williams -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) 1918 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,997 -02.3 Votes cast: 20,263 65.4 Informal votes: 1,246 06.1 Formal votes: 19,017 93.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Corboy * ALP 7,444 39.1 William Hedges Nat 4,260 22.4 John Prowse FSA 7,313 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hedges was Member for Fremantle 1906-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hedges's 4,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corboy * 534 12.5 7,978 42.0 PROWSE 3,726 87.5 11,039 58.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,260 19,017 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edwin Wilkie Corboy (1897-1950): Elected 1918 By. Defeated 1919 Later career: WA MLA for Yilgarn 1921-30, Yilgarn-Coolgardie 1930- 33. Military Service 1939-45. Public servant, Perth. Died 6 August 1950 > John Henry Prowse (1871-1944): Elected 1919 Born: 16 June 1871, Adelong, NSW. Career: Educated public schools and Kings College, Melbourne. Insurance agent. Station owner, Western Australia. Perth City Council. Uncle of Senator Edgar Prowse. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prowse joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. He contested Forrest in 1922. --------------------------------------------------------------------