COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Four senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 112,036 +03.1 Votes cast: 65,716 58.7 -17.3 Informal votes: 6,364 09.7 +06.0 Formal votes: 59,352 90.3 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Blanshard 814 01.4 Hon Cyril Cameron Nat 1,771 03.0 George Foster Nat 10,693 18.0 James Guy * ALP 8,620 14.5 Arthur Loone Nat 1,983 03.3 John Millen Nat 10,766 18.1 Edward Mulcahy * Nat 4,457 07.5 Hon David O'Keefe * ALP 11,204 18.9 Herbert Payne Nat 4,678 07.9 Walter Woods ALP 4,366 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Tasmania elected four Senators because of the resignation of James Long, a long-term Senator, in 1918. The fourth Senator elected filled the remainder of Long's term. 2. Cameron was a Senator for Tasmania 1901-03 and 1907-13. 3. Loone was Tas MLC for South Esk 1910-20. 4. Woods was Tas MHA for North Hobart 1906-09, Denison 1909-17, 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Blanshard's 814 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 621 76.3 2,392 04.0 Foster 81 10.0 10,774 18.2 Guy * 38 04.7 8,658 14.6 Loone 13 01.6 1,996 03.4 Millen 8 01.0 10,774 18.2 Mulcahy * 19 02.3 4,476 07.5 O'Keefe * 13 01.6 11,217 18.9 Payne 9 01.1 4,687 07.9 Woods 12 01.5 4,378 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 814 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Loone's 1,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 98 04.9 2,490 04.2 Foster 263 13.2 11,037 18.6 Guy * 55 02.8 8,713 14.7 Millen 799 40.0 11,573 19.5 Mulcahy * 223 11.2 4,699 07.9 O'Keefe * 31 01.6 11,248 19.0 Payne 513 25.7 5,200 08.8 Woods 14 00.7 4,392 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,996 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Cameron's 2,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 1,224 49.2 12,261 20.7 Guy * 286 11.5 8,999 15.2 Millen 348 14.0 11,921 20.1 Mulcahy * 313 12.6 5,012 08.4 O'Keefe * 98 03.9 11,346 19.1 Payne 192 07.7 5,392 09.1 Woods 29 01.2 4,421 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,490 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Woods's 4,421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 57 01.3 12,318 20.8 Guy * 1,210 27.4 10,209 17.2 Millen 37 00.8 11,958 20.1 Mulcahy * 47 01.1 5,059 08.5 O'Keefe * 2,939 66.5 14,285 24.1 Payne 131 03.0 5,523 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,421 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Mulcahy's 5,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 1,364 27.0 13,682 23.1 Guy * 148 02.9 10,357 17.5 Millen 1,607 31.8 13,565 22.9 O'Keefe * 744 14.7 15,029 25.3 Payne 1,196 23.6 6,719 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,059 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 7th count: Payne's 6,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 2,086 31.0 15,768 26.6 Guy * 199 03.0 10,556 17.8 Millen 4,064 60.5 17,629 29.7 O'Keefe * 370 05.5 15,399 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,719 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 8th count: Guy's 10,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 638 06.0 16,406 27.6 Millen 514 04.9 18,143 30.6 O'Keefe * 9,404 89.1 24,803 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,556 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 9th count: Foster's 16,406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLEN 15,104 92.1 33,247 56.0 ELECTED 1 O'Keefe * 1,302 07.9 26,105 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,406 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Millen's 10,766 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 30 00.3 844 01.4 Cameron 269 02.5 2,040 03.4 Foster 4,520 42.0 15,213 25.6 Guy * 115 01.1 8,735 14.7 Loone 1,283 11.9 3,266 05.5 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 1,409 13.1 5,866 09.9 O'Keefe * 94 00.9 11,298 19.0 Payne 3,006 27.9 7,684 12.9 Woods 40 00.4 4,406 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,766 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Blanshard's 844 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 639 75.7 2,679 04.5 Foster 85 10.1 15,298 25.8 Guy * 41 04.9 8,776 14.8 Loone 15 01.8 3,281 05.5 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 24 02.8 5,890 09.9 O'Keefe * 14 01.7 11,312 19.1 Payne 12 01.4 7,696 13.0 Woods 14 01.7 4,420 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 844 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Cameron's 2,679 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 1,353 50.5 16,651 28.1 Guy * 306 11.4 9,082 15.3 Loone 286 10.7 3,567 06.0 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 355 13.3 6,245 10.5 O'Keefe * 100 03.7 11,412 19.2 Payne 253 09.4 7,949 13.4 Woods 26 01.0 4,446 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,679 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Loone's 3,567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 1,032 28.9 17,683 29.8 Guy * 134 03.8 9,216 15.5 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 784 22.0 7,029 11.8 O'Keefe * 67 01.9 11,479 19.3 Payne 1,519 42.6 9,468 16.0 Woods 31 00.9 4,477 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,567 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Woods's 4,477 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 81 01.8 17,764 29.9 Guy * 1,230 27.5 10,446 17.6 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 61 01.4 7,090 11.9 O'Keefe * 2,954 66.0 14,433 24.3 Payne 151 03.4 9,619 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,477 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Mulcahy's 7,090 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 3,086 43.5 20,850 35.1 Guy * 251 03.5 10,697 18.0 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe * 975 13.8 15,408 26.0 Payne 2,778 39.2 12,397 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,090 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 7th count: Guy's 10,697 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 774 07.2 21,624 36.4 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe * 9,594 89.7 25,002 42.1 Payne 329 03.1 12,726 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,697 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 8th count: Payne's 12,726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER 11,549 90.8 33,173 55.9 ELECTED 2 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe * 1,177 09.2 26,179 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,726 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Millen's 10,766 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 69 00.6 883 01.5 Cameron 546 05.1 2,317 03.9 FOSTER E 10,693 18.0 ELECTED 2 Guy * 187 01.7 8,807 14.8 Loone 2,171 20.2 4,154 07.0 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 2,280 21.2 6,737 11.4 O'Keefe * 129 01.2 11,333 19.1 Payne 5,327 49.5 10,005 16.9 Woods 57 00.5 4,423 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,766 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Foster's 10,693 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 87 00.8 970 01.6 Cameron 708 06.6 3,025 05.1 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 250 02.3 9,057 15.3 Loone 1,726 16.1 5,880 09.9 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 2,211 20.7 8,948 15.1 O'Keefe * 196 01.8 11,529 19.4 Payne 5,440 50.9 15,445 26.0 Woods 75 00.7 4,498 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,693 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Blanshard's 970 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 726 74.8 3,751 06.3 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 88 09.1 9,145 15.4 Loone 58 06.0 5,938 10.0 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 44 04.5 8,992 15.2 O'Keefe * 16 01.6 11,545 19.5 Payne 22 02.3 15,467 26.1 Woods 16 01.6 4,514 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 970 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Cameron's 3,751 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 1,291 34.4 10,436 17.6 Loone 790 21.1 6,728 11.3 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 811 21.6 9,803 16.5 O'Keefe * 151 04.0 11,696 19.7 Payne 647 17.2 16,114 27.1 Woods 61 01.6 4,575 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,751 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Woods's 4,575 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 1,276 27.9 11,712 19.7 Loone 57 01.2 6,785 11.4 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 84 01.8 9,887 16.7 O'Keefe * 2,985 65.2 14,681 24.7 Payne 173 03.8 16,287 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,575 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Loone's 6,785 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 395 05.8 12,107 20.4 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 2,710 39.9 12,597 21.1 O'Keefe * 173 02.5 14,854 25.0 Payne 3,507 51.7 19,794 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,785 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 6th count: Guy's 12,107 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 1,948 16.1 14,545 24.5 O'Keefe * 9,657 79.8 24,511 41.3 Payne 502 04.1 20,296 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,107 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 7th count: Mulcahy's 14,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe * 4,564 31.4 29,075 49.0 PAYNE 9,981 68.6 30,277 51.0 ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,545 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy: Millen's 10,766 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 126 01.2 940 01.6 Cameron 1,074 10.0 2,845 04.8 FOSTER E 10,693 18.0 ELECTED 2 Guy * 244 02.3 8,864 14.9 Loone 5,063 47.0 7,046 11.9 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 3,963 36.8 8,420 14.2 O'Keefe * 166 01.5 11,370 19.2 PAYNE E 4,678 07.9 ELECTED 3 Woods 130 01.2 4,496 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,766 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy: Foster's 10,693 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 174 01.6 1,114 01.9 Cameron 1,123 10.5 3,968 06.7 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 296 02.8 9,160 15.4 Loone 3,250 30.4 10,296 17.3 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 5,397 50.5 13,817 23.3 O'Keefe * 264 02.5 11,634 19.6 PAYNE E 4,678 07.9 ELECTED 3 Woods 189 01.8 4,685 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,693 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy: Payne's 4,678 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanshard 58 01.2 1,172 02.0 Cameron 398 08.5 4,366 07.4 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 54 01.2 9,214 15.5 Loone 2,325 49.7 12,621 21.3 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 1,595 34.1 15,412 26.0 O'Keefe * 147 03.1 11,781 19.8 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 Woods 101 02.2 4,786 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,678 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy, 2nd count: Blanshard's 1,172 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 864 73.7 5,230 08.8 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 99 08.4 9,313 15.7 Loone 82 07.0 12,703 21.4 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 80 06.8 15,492 26.1 O'Keefe * 22 01.9 11,803 19.9 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 Woods 25 02.1 4,811 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,172 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy, 3rd count: Woods's 4,811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 123 02.6 5,353 09.0 FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 1,290 26.8 10,603 17.9 Loone 106 02.2 12,809 21.6 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 140 02.9 15,632 26.3 O'Keefe * 3,152 65.5 14,955 25.2 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,811 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy, 5th count: Cameron's 5,353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Guy * 1,738 32.5 12,341 20.8 Loone 1,785 33.3 14,594 24.6 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 1,566 29.3 17,198 29.0 O'Keefe * 264 04.9 15,219 25.6 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,353 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy, 6th count: Guy's 12,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 Loone 2,084 16.9 16,678 28.1 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 Mulcahy * 654 05.3 17,852 30.1 O'Keefe * 9,603 77.8 24,822 41.8 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,341 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy, 7th count: Loone's 16,678 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER E ELECTED 2 MILLEN E ELECTED 1 MULCAHY * 15,250 91.4 33,102 55.8 ELECTED 4 O'Keefe * 1,428 08.6 26,250 44.2 PAYNE E ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,678 59,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1920. Foster, Millen and Payne elected for a term ending 30 June 1926. Mulcahy elected to a term ending 30 June 1920 (the remainder of Long's term). Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1923): Thomas BAKHAP (Nat), Hon John EARLE (Nat), Hon John KEATING (Nat). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Jerome Kingston Bakhap (1866-1923): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 > John Earle (1865-1932): Appointed 1917 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 21 December 1921 > George Matthew Foster (1884-1956): Elected 1919 Born: 1884, Adelaide Career: Educated Tasmania. Motor mechanic. Military Service 1914-16. Secretary Hobart Returned Services League. State politics: Tas MHA for Bass 1917-19 > James Guy (1861-1921): Elected 1914. Defeated 1919 Died 23 August 1921 > John Henry Keating (1872-1940): Elected 1901, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1917 > John Dunlop Millen (1877-1941): Elected 1919 Born: 1877, Londonderry, Ireland Career: Migrated as child. Educated University of Sydney. Engineer. Mine manager, Tasmania. > Edward Mulcahy (1850-1927): Elected 1903. Defeated 1906. Appointed 1919. Term ended 1920 Died 23 October 1927 > David John O'Keefe (1864-1943): Elected 1901. Defeated 1906. Elected 1910, 1914. Defeated 1919 Later career: See House of Representatives, Denison 1922. > Herbert James Mockford Payne (1866-1944): Elected 1919 Born: 17 August 1866, Hobart Career: Educated state schools. Investor and grazier, Tasmania. State politics: Tas MHA for Burnie 1903-09, Darwin 1909-19. Treasurer 1912-14, Minister for Agriculture 1912-14, Minister for Railways 1912-14. --------------------------------------------------------------------