COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 303,375 +09.2 Votes cast: 281,607 92.8 +39.6 Informal votes: 16,766 06.0 -03.3 Formal votes: 264,841 94.0 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Daly ALP 111,112 42.0 Group A Herbert George ALP 3,483 01.3 Francis Lundie ALP 4,744 01.8 John Chapman CP 11,770 04.4 Group B Alexander McLachlan Nat 3,860 01.5 John Newland * Nat 65,132 24.6 Hon Sir Victor Wilson * Nat 64,740 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Daly, see Senate South Australia 1928. 2. George was SA MHA for Adelaide 1926-33, 1947-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: George's 3,483 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 1,875 53.8 112,987 42.7 Lundie 910 26.1 5,654 02.1 Chapman 228 06.5 11,998 04.5 McLachlan 106 03.0 3,966 01.5 Newland * 153 04.4 65,285 24.7 Wilson * 211 06.1 64,951 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,483 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: McLachlan's 3,966 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 98 02.5 113,085 42.7 Lundie 62 01.6 5,716 02.2 Chapman 853 21.5 12,851 04.9 Newland * 2,527 63.7 67,812 25.6 Wilson * 426 10.7 65,377 24.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,966 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Lundie's 5,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 4,705 82.3 117,790 44.5 Chapman 381 06.7 13,232 05.0 Newland * 300 05.2 68,112 25.7 Wilson * 330 05.8 65,707 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,716 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Chapman's 13,232 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 601 04.5 118,391 44.7 Newland * 11,538 87.2 79,650 30.1 Wilson * 1,093 08.3 66,800 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,232 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Wilson's 66,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 2,537 03.8 120,928 45.7 NEWLAND * 64,263 96.2 143,913 54.3 ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,800 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Newland's 65,132 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 180 00.3 111,292 42.0 George 134 00.2 3,617 01.4 Lundie 110 00.2 4,854 01.8 Chapman 1,245 01.9 13,015 04.9 McLachlan 60,817 93.4 64,677 24.4 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 2,646 04.1 67,386 25.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,132 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: George's 3,617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 1,923 53.2 113,215 42.7 Lundie 956 26.4 5,810 02.2 Chapman 282 07.8 13,297 05.0 McLachlan 167 04.6 64,844 24.5 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 289 08.0 67,675 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,617 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Lundie's 5,810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 4,773 82.2 117,988 44.6 Chapman 381 06.6 13,678 05.2 McLachlan 258 04.4 65,102 24.6 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 398 06.9 68,073 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,810 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Chapman's 13,678 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 542 04.0 118,530 44.8 McLachlan 11,805 86.3 76,907 29.0 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 1,331 09.7 69,404 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,678 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Wilson's 69,404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 3,050 04.4 121,580 45.9 McLACHLAN 66,354 95.6 143,261 54.1 ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,404 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Newland's 65,132 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 206 00.3 111,318 42.0 George 153 00.2 3,636 01.4 Lundie 139 00.2 4,883 01.8 Chapman 60,420 92.8 72,190 27.3 McLACHLAN E 3,860 01.5 ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 4,214 06.5 68,954 26.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,132 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: McLachlan's 3,860 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 111 02.9 111,429 42.1 George 57 01.5 3,693 01.4 Lundie 81 02.1 4,964 01.9 Chapman 2,277 59.0 74,467 28.1 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 1,334 34.6 70,288 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,860 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: George's 3,693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 2,038 55.2 113,467 42.8 Lundie 914 24.7 5,878 02.2 Chapman 365 09.9 74,832 28.3 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 376 10.2 70,664 26.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,693 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Lundie's 5,878 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 4,816 81.9 118,283 44.7 Chapman 534 09.1 75,366 28.5 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 Wilson * 528 09.0 71,192 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,878 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Wilson's 71,192 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 3,246 04.6 121,529 45.9 CHAPMAN 67,946 95.4 143,312 54.1 ELECTED 3 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 2 NEWLAND * E ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,192 264,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1926. Chapman, McLachlan and Newland elected for a term ending 30 June 1932. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1929): Albert HOARE (ALP), Charles McHUGH (ALP), Hon James O'LOGHLIN (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Hedley Chapman (1879-1931): Elected 1925 Born: 16 December 1879, Jamestown, South Australia Career: Educated Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. Bank clerk. Farmer at Port Lincoln, South Australia. State politics: SA MHA for Flinders 1918-24 > Albert Alfred Hoare (1874-1962): Elected 1922 > Charles Stephen McHugh (1887-1927): Elected 1922 Died 24 July 1927 (see Appointments) > Alexander John McLachlan (1872-1956): Elected 1925 Born: 2 November 1872, Naracoorte, South Australia Career: Educated state schools, University of Adelaide. Barrister 1895. Director of insurance and industrial companies. Honorary Minister from 29 August 1926 > John Newlands (1864-1932): Elected 1913, 1914, 1919, 1925 President of the Senate from 1 July 1926 > James Vincent O'Loghlin (1852-1925): Appointed 1907. Appointment declared void 1908. Elected 1913, 1914. Defeated 1919. Elected 1922 Died 4 December 1925 (see Appointments) > Reginald Victor Wilson (1877-1957): Elected 1919. Defeated 1925 Minister for Markets and Migration to 18 June 1926 Later career: Businessman, Sydney. Publisher of Smith's Weekly. Died 13 July 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newland changed his name to Newlands when he was knighted in 1926. --------------------------------------------------------------------