COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== VICTORIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 837,408 +02.2 Votes cast: 638,098 76.2 -07.7 Informal votes: 49,605 07.9 +04.7 Formal votes: 588,493 92.1 -04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Barker * ALP 116,914 19.9 John Barnes * ALP 54,780 09.3 Harold Elliott Nat 246,404 41.9 Hon Edward Findley ALP 79,739 13.5 James Guthrie Nat 26,503 04.5 Thomas Paterson VFU 37,457 06.4 Richard Rees VFU 6,822 01.2 Edwin Reseigh VFU 6,341 01.1 Hon Edward Russell * Nat 13,533 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Findley was a Senator for Victoria 1904-17. 2. For Patterson, see House of Representatives, Gippsland 1922. 3. Rees was Vic MLC for North-Western 1903-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Reseigh's 6,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 78 01.2 116,992 19.9 Barnes * 38 00.6 54,818 09.3 Elliott 359 05.7 246,763 41.9 Findley 40 00.6 79,779 13.6 Guthrie 413 06.5 26,916 04.6 Paterson 1,654 26.1 39,111 06.6 Rees 3,533 55.7 10,355 01.8 Russell * 226 03.6 13,759 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,341 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Rees's 10,355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 126 01.2 117,118 19.9 Barnes * 69 00.7 54,887 09.3 Elliott 366 03.5 247,129 42.0 Findley 106 01.0 79,885 13.6 Guthrie 422 04.1 27,338 04.6 Paterson 8,507 82.2 47,618 08.1 Russell * 759 07.3 14,518 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,355 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Russell's 14,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 840 05.8 117,958 20.0 Barnes * 445 03.1 55,332 09.4 Elliott 6,318 43.5 253,447 43.1 Findley 725 05.0 80,610 13.7 Guthrie 4,401 30.3 31,739 05.4 Paterson 1,789 12.3 49,407 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,518 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Guthrie's 31,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 632 02.0 118,590 20.2 Barnes * 437 01.4 55,769 09.5 Elliott 26,330 83.0 279,777 47.5 Findley 632 02.0 81,242 13.8 Paterson 3,708 11.7 53,115 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,739 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Paterson's 53,115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 8,183 15.4 126,773 21.5 Barnes * 1,837 03.5 57,606 09.8 ELLIOTT 36,898 69.5 316,675 53.8 ELECTED 1 Findley 6,197 11.7 87,439 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,115 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Elliott's 246,404 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 2,065 00.8 118,979 20.2 Barnes * 1,382 00.6 56,162 09.5 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 1,499 00.6 81,238 13.8 Guthrie 223,887 90.9 250,390 42.5 Paterson 6,694 02.7 44,151 07.5 Rees 1,040 00.4 7,862 01.3 Reseigh 1,383 00.6 7,724 01.3 Russell * 8,454 03.4 21,987 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 246,404 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Reseigh's 7,724 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 159 02.1 119,138 20.2 Barnes * 77 01.0 56,239 09.6 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 64 00.8 81,302 13.8 Guthrie 1,083 14.0 251,473 42.7 Paterson 2,017 26.1 46,168 07.8 Rees 3,768 48.8 11,630 02.0 Russell * 556 07.2 22,543 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,724 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Rees's 11,630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 226 01.9 119,364 20.3 Barnes * 114 01.0 56,353 09.6 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 148 01.3 81,450 13.8 Guthrie 919 07.9 252,392 42.9 Paterson 9,073 78.0 55,241 09.4 Russell * 1,150 09.9 23,693 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,630 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Russell's 23,693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 1,517 06.4 120,881 20.5 Barnes * 739 03.1 57,092 09.7 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 973 04.1 82,423 14.0 Guthrie 16,866 71.2 269,258 45.8 Paterson 3,598 15.2 58,839 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,693 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Barnes's 57,092 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 13,436 23.5 134,317 22.8 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 42,336 74.2 124,759 21.2 Guthrie 762 01.3 270,020 45.9 Paterson 558 00.9 59,397 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,092 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Paterson's 59,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 11,462 19.3 145,779 24.8 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 4,765 08.0 129,524 22.0 GUTHRIE 43,170 72.7 313,190 53.2 ELECTED 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,397 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Elliott's 246,404 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 2,873 01.2 119,787 20.4 Barnes * 1,764 00.7 56,544 09.6 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 1,885 00.8 81,624 13.9 GUTHRIE E 26,503 04.5 ELECTED 2 Paterson 51,069 20.7 88,526 15.0 Rees 3,978 01.6 10,800 01.8 Reseigh 27,446 11.1 33,787 05.7 Russell * 157,389 63.9 170,922 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 246,404 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Guthrie's 26,503 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 463 01.7 120,250 20.4 Barnes * 345 01.3 56,889 09.7 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 348 01.3 81,972 13.9 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 Paterson 4,991 18.8 93,517 15.9 Rees 1,080 04.1 11,880 02.0 Reseigh 9,466 35.7 43,253 07.3 Russell * 9,810 37.0 180,732 30.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,503 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Rees's 11,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 297 02.5 120,547 20.5 Barnes * 138 01.2 57,027 09.7 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 145 01.2 82,117 14.0 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 Paterson 4,540 38.2 98,057 16.7 Reseigh 5,509 46.4 48,762 08.3 Russell * 1,251 10.5 181,983 30.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,880 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Reseigh's 48,762 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 1,086 02.2 121,633 20.7 Barnes * 420 00.9 57,447 09.8 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 457 00.9 82,574 14.0 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 Paterson 35,080 71.9 133,137 22.6 Russell * 11,719 24.0 193,702 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,762 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Barnes's 57,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 13,582 23.6 135,215 23.0 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 Findley 42,338 73.7 124,912 21.2 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 Paterson 853 01.5 133,990 22.8 Russell * 674 01.2 194,376 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,447 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Findley's 124,912 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 120,441 96.4 255,656 43.4 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 Paterson 2,663 02.1 136,653 23.2 Russell * 1,808 01.4 196,184 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 124,912 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 6th count: Paterson's 136,653 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker * 20,514 15.0 276,170 46.9 ELLIOTT E ELECTED 1 GUTHRIE E ELECTED 2 RUSSELL * 115,868 85.0 312,052 53.1 ELECTED 3 (exhausted 271 271 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136,653 588,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1920. Elliott, Guthrie and Russell elected for a term ending 30 June 1926. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1923): William BOLTON (Nat), George FAIRBAIRN (Nat), William PLAIN (Nat). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stephen Barker (1854-1924): Elected 1910, 1914. Defeated 1919 Later career: See Senate 1922 > John Barnes (1868-1938): Elected 1913, 1914. Defeated 1919 Later career: See Senate 1922 > William Kinsey Bolton (1861-1941): Elected 1917 > Harold Edward Elliott (1878-1931): Elected 1919 Born: 19 June 1878, Melbourne Career: Educated Ballarat College, University of Melbourne. Military Service 1900-02. Barrister 1906. Military Service 1914-19 (Brigadier-General 1915). > George Fairbairn (1855-1947): Elected 1917 Fairbairn retired in 1922. Later career: Agent-General for Victoria in London 1924-27, Knighted 1926. Company director and philanthropist. Died 23 October 1943 > James Francis Guthrie (1872-1958): Elected 1919 Born: 13 September 1872, Rich Avon Station, Victoria Career: Educated Geelong College. Grazier, sheepbreeder, woolbroker. > William Plain (1868-1961): Elected 1917 > Edward John Russell (1879-1925): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919 Honorary Minister to 17 January 1919 Vice-President of the Executive Council 17 March 1918 to 21 December 1921 --------------------------------------------------------------------