COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 329,389 +03.1 Votes cast: 315,770 95.9 +01.7 Informal votes: 39,674 12.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 276,096 97.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Badman CP 27,705 10.0 Group A John Duncan-Hughes UAP 13,059 04.7 Hon Alexander McLachlan * UAP 136,658 49.5 Harry Kneebone * ALP 82,619 29.9 Group B John Verran ALP 6,260 02.3 Frederick Ward ALP 5,569 02.0 Dr Raphael Cilento 2,163 00.8 Ruth Ravenscroft 2,063 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Duncan-Hughes was MHR for Boothby 1922-28. 2. John Stanley Verran was SA MHA for Port Adelaide 1918-25, 1925-27. He was the son of Nationalist Senator John Verran. 3. For Ward, see Senate South Australia 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Ravenscroft's 2,063 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman 227 11.0 27,932 10.1 Duncan-Hughes 132 06.4 13,191 04.8 McLachlan * 148 07.2 136,806 49.6 Kneebone * 165 08.0 82,784 30.0 Verran 171 08.3 6,431 02.3 Ward 158 07.7 5,727 02.1 Cilento 1,062 51.5 3,225 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,063 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Cilento's 3,225 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman 581 18.0 28,513 10.3 Duncan-Hughes 271 08.4 13,462 04.9 McLachlan * 412 12.8 137,218 49.7 Kneebone * 369 11.4 83,153 30.1 Verran 450 14.0 6,881 02.5 Ward 1,142 35.4 6,869 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,225 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Ward's 6,869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman 214 03.1 28,727 10.4 Duncan-Hughes 118 01.7 13,580 04.9 McLachlan * 147 02.1 137,365 49.8 Kneebone * 1,398 20.4 84,551 30.6 Verran 4,992 72.7 11,873 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,869 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Verran's 11,873 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman 700 05.9 29,427 10.7 Duncan-Hughes 635 05.3 14,215 05.1 McLACHLAN * 939 07.9 138,304 50.1 ELECTED 1 Kneebone * 9,599 80.8 94,150 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,873 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: McLachlan's 136,658 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman 3,521 02.6 31,226 11.3 DUNCAN-HUGHES 131,443 96.2 144,502 52.3 ELECTED 2 McLACHLAN * E ELECTED 1 Kneebone * 796 00.6 83,415 30.2 Verran 545 00.4 6,805 02.5 Ward 134 00.1 5,703 02.1 Cilento 112 00.1 2,275 00.8 Ravenscroft 107 00.1 2,170 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136,658 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: McLachlan's 136,658 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BADMAN 133,983 98.0 161,688 58.6 ELECTED 3 DUNCAN-HUGHES E 13,059 04.7 ELECTED 2 McLACHLAN * E ELECTED 1 Kneebone * 1,137 00.8 83,756 30.3 Verran 879 00.6 7,139 02.6 Ward 207 00.2 5,776 02.1 Cilento 237 00.2 2,400 00.9 Ravenscroft 215 00.2 2,278 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136,658 276,096 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1932. Badman, Duncan-Hughes and McLachlan elected for a term ending 30 June 1938. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1935): Hon John DALY (ALP), Albert HOARE (ALP), Micheal O'HALLORAN (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Oliver Badman (1885-1977): Elected 1931 Born: 18 December 1885, Yacka, South Australia Career: Educated public schools. Wheat farmer and breeder. Methodist lay preacher. President South Australian Country Party. > John Joseph Daly (1891-1942): Elected 1928 Assistant Minister to 6 January 1932 Daly was expelled from the ALP in 1933 for supporting the Premiers' Plan and retired in 1934. Died 13 April 1942 > John Grant Duncan-Hughes (1882-1962): Elected 1931 Born: 1 September 1882, Higher Park, South Australia. Career: Educated St Peters College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Cambridge University. Barrister 1907. Military Service 1915-18. ADC and Secretary to Governor-General. House of Representatives: MHR for Boothby 1922-28 > Albert Alfred Hoare (1874-1962): Elected 1922, 1928 > Henry Kneebone (1876-1933): Appointed 1931. Defeated 1931 Died 22 December 1933 > Alexander John McLachlan (1872-1956): Elected 1925, 1931 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 6 January 1932 Minister in charge of Development and Scientific and Industrial Research from 6 January 1932 > Micheal Rapheal O'Halloran (1893-1960): Elected 1928 --------------------------------------------------------------------