COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 163,544 -02.7 Votes cast: 103,235 63.1 -14.7 Informal votes: 9,315 09.0 +03.8 Formal votes: 93,920 91.0 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Crawford CP 6,026 06.4 Edmund Drake-Brockman Nat 13,370 14.2 Thomas Gorman ALP 4,848 05.2 William Graham ALP 1,913 02.0 Hon Patrick Lynch * Nat 10,382 11.1 Edward Needham * ALP 30,294 32.3 Hon George Pearce * Nat 21,260 22.6 Victor Riseley CP 5,827 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Graham's 1,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 69 03.6 6,095 06.5 Drake-Brockman 83 04.3 13,453 14.3 Gorman 810 42.3 5,658 06.0 Lynch * 97 05.1 10,479 11.2 Needham * 743 38.8 31,037 33.0 Pearce * 54 02.8 21,314 22.7 Riseley 57 03.0 5,884 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,913 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Gorman's 5,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 252 04.5 6,347 06.8 Drake-Brockman 288 05.1 13,741 14.6 Lynch * 312 05.5 10,791 11.5 Needham * 4,611 81.5 35,648 38.0 Pearce * 73 01.3 21,387 22.8 Riseley 122 02.2 6,006 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,658 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Riseley's 6,006 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 4,125 68.7 10,472 11.1 Drake-Brockman 454 07.6 14,195 15.1 Lynch * 413 06.9 11,204 11.9 Needham * 281 04.7 35,929 38.3 Pearce * 733 12.2 22,120 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,006 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Crawford's 10,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drake-Brockman 5,977 57.1 20,172 21.5 Lynch * 1,739 16.6 12,943 13.8 Needham * 811 07.7 36,740 39.1 Pearce * 1,945 18.6 24,065 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,472 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Lynch's 12,943 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drake-Brockman 4,694 36.3 24,866 26.5 Needham * 1,694 13.1 38,434 40.9 Pearce * 6,555 50.6 30,620 32.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,943 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 7th count: Drake-Brockman's 24,866 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Needham * 6,252 25.1 44,686 47.6 PEARCE * 18,614 74.9 49,234 52.4 ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,866 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Pearce's 21,260 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 490 02.3 6,516 06.9 Drake-Brockman 5,208 24.5 18,578 19.8 Gorman 77 00.4 4,925 05.2 Graham 168 00.8 2,081 02.2 Lynch * 13,863 65.2 24,245 25.8 Needham * 786 03.7 31,080 33.1 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 668 03.1 6,495 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,260 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Graham's 2,081 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 106 05.1 6,622 07.1 Drake-Brockman 145 07.0 18,723 19.9 Gorman 849 40.8 5,774 06.1 Lynch * 125 06.0 24,370 25.9 Needham * 777 37.3 31,857 33.9 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 79 03.8 6,574 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,081 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Gorman's 5,774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 289 05.0 6,911 07.4 Drake-Brockman 322 05.6 19,045 20.3 Lynch * 349 06.0 24,719 26.3 Needham * 4,658 80.7 36,515 38.9 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 156 02.7 6,730 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,774 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Riseley's 6,730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 4,413 65.6 11,324 12.1 Drake-Brockman 785 11.7 19,830 21.1 Lynch * 904 13.4 25,623 27.3 Needham * 628 09.3 37,143 39.5 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,730 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Crawford's 11,324 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drake-Brockman 7,408 65.4 27,238 29.0 Lynch * 2,716 24.0 28,339 30.2 Needham * 1,200 10.6 38,343 40.8 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,324 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Drake-Brockman's 27,238 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYNCH * 23,240 85.3 51,579 54.9 ELECTED 2 Needham * 3,998 14.7 42,341 45.1 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,238 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Pearce's 21,260 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 954 04.5 6,980 07.4 Drake-Brockman 17,366 81.7 30,736 32.7 Graham 332 01.6 2,245 02.4 LYNCH * E 10,382 11.1 ELECTED 2 Needham * 1,192 05.6 31,486 33.5 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 1,268 06.0 7,095 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,260 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Lynch's 10,382 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 644 06.2 7,624 08.1 Drake-Brockman 7,178 69.1 37,914 40.4 Gorman 198 01.9 5,194 05.5 Graham 229 02.2 2,474 02.6 LYNCH * E ELECTED 2 Needham * 1,091 10.5 32,577 34.7 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 1,042 10.0 8,137 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,382 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Graham's 2,474 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 177 07.2 7,801 08.3 Drake-Brockman 229 09.3 38,143 40.6 Gorman 1,018 41.1 6,212 06.6 LYNCH * E ELECTED 2 Needham * 913 36.9 33,490 35.7 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 137 05.5 8,274 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,474 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Gorman's 6,212 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford 430 06.9 8,231 08.8 Drake-Brockman 571 09.2 38,714 41.2 LYNCH * E ELECTED 2 Needham * 4,964 79.9 38,454 40.9 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 247 04.0 8,521 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,212 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Crawford's 8,231 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drake-Brockman 4,463 54.2 43,177 46.0 LYNCH * E ELECTED 2 Needham * 642 07.8 39,096 41.6 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 Riseley 3,126 38.0 11,647 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,231 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Riseley's 11,647 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAKE-BROCKMAN 9,104 78.2 52,281 55.7 ELECTED 3 LYNCH * E ELECTED 2 Needham * 2,543 21.8 41,639 44.3 PEARCE * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,647 93,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1920. Drake-Brockman, Lynch and Pearce elected for a term ending 30 June 1926. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1920): Richard BUZACOTT (Nat), Hon Hugh DE LARGIE (Nat) and George HENDERSON (Nat). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Richard Buzacott (1867-1933): Elected 1910, 1914, 1917 > Hugh de Largie (1859-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1910, 1914, 1917 > Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman (1884-1949): Elected 1919 Born: 21 February 1884, Bussleton, Western Australia Career: Educated Guildford Grammar School, Perth. Barrister 1909. Military Service 1914-18. Uncle of Senator Hon Sir Thomas Drake- Brockman. > George Henderson (1861-1929): Elected 1903, 1910, 1914, 1917 > Patrick Joseph Lynch (1867-1944): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919 > Edward Needham (1872-1956): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914. Defeated 1919 Later career: See Senate 1922 > George Foster Pearce (1870-1952): Elected 1901, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919 Minister for Defence to 21 December 1921 Minister for Home and Territories from 21 December 1921 --------------------------------------------------------------------