COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 120,865 +05.6 Votes cast: 116,471 96.4 +03.4 Informal votes: 16,161 13.9 -01.8 Formal votes: 100,310 86.1 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Cooper UAP 10,144 10.1 Group A James Counsel UAP 4,526 04.5 Bayard Edgell UAP 7,735 07.7 David Jackson UAP 6,645 06.6 John Millen * UAP 9,873 09.8 Herbert Payne * UAP 9,933 09.9 Benjamin Pearsall UAP 6,811 06.8 Herbert Postle UAP 5,692 05.7 Burford Sampson * UAP 11,990 12.0 Thomas Jude ALP 5,968 05.9 Group B Hon David O'Keefe ALP 14,865 14.8 Walter Woods ALP 6,128 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- %) informal 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jackson was MHR for Bass 1919-29. 2. O'Keefe was a Senator for Tasmania 1901-06, 1910-20 and MHR for Denison 1922-25. 3. Pearsall was Tas MHA for Franklin 1928-31, 1934-37. 4. Postle was Tas MHA for Bass 1933-34. 5. Woods was Tas MHA for North Hobart 1906-09, Denison 1909-17, 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Counsel's 4,526 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 986 21.8 11,130 11.1 Edgell 897 19.8 8,632 08.6 Jackson 478 10.6 7,123 07.1 Millen * 391 08.6 10,264 10.2 Payne * 339 07.5 10,272 10.2 Pearsall 546 12.1 7,357 07.3 Postle 418 09.2 6,110 06.1 Sampson * 274 06.1 12,264 12.2 Jude 28 00.6 5,996 06.0 O'Keefe 109 02.4 14,974 14.9 Woods 60 01.3 6,188 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,526 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Jude's 5,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 34 00.6 11,164 11.1 Edgell 10 00.2 8,642 08.6 Jackson 10 00.2 7,133 07.1 Millen * 14 00.2 10,278 10.2 Payne * 19 00.3 10,291 10.3 Pearsall 13 00.2 7,370 07.3 Postle 26 00.4 6,136 06.1 Sampson * 50 00.8 12,314 12.3 O'Keefe 5,140 85.7 20,114 20.1 Woods 680 11.3 6,868 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,996 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Postle's 6,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 616 10.0 11,780 11.7 Edgell 637 10.4 9,279 09.3 Jackson 866 14.1 7,999 08.0 Millen * 687 11.2 10,965 10.9 Payne * 740 12.1 11,031 11.0 Pearsall 638 10.4 8,008 08.0 Sampson * 1,740 28.4 14,054 14.0 O'Keefe 160 02.6 20,274 20.2 Woods 52 00.8 6,920 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,136 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Woods's 6,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 119 01.7 11,899 11.9 Edgell 36 00.5 9,315 09.3 Jackson 63 00.9 8,062 08.0 Millen * 41 00.6 11,006 11.0 Payne * 73 01.1 11,104 11.1 Pearsall 106 01.5 8,114 08.1 Sampson * 113 01.6 14,167 14.1 O'Keefe 6,369 92.0 26,643 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,920 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Jackson's 8,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 842 10.4 12,741 12.7 Edgell 1,042 12.9 10,357 10.3 Millen * 1,945 24.1 12,951 12.9 Payne * 1,341 16.6 12,445 12.4 Pearsall 389 04.8 8,503 08.5 Sampson * 2,300 28.5 16,467 16.4 O'Keefe 203 02.5 26,846 26.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,062 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 7th count: Pearsall's 8,503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,520 17.9 14,261 14.2 Edgell 1,817 21.4 12,174 12.1 Millen * 1,246 14.7 14,197 14.2 Payne * 1,915 22.5 14,360 14.3 Sampson * 1,563 18.4 18,030 18.0 O'Keefe 442 05.2 27,288 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,503 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 8th count: Edgell's 12,174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 3,051 25.1 17,312 17.3 Millen * 3,058 25.1 17,255 17.2 Payne * 2,431 20.0 16,791 16.7 Sampson * 3,393 27.9 21,423 21.4 O'Keefe 236 01.9 27,524 27.4 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,174 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 9th count: Payne's 16,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 2,281 13.6 19,593 19.5 Millen * 7,274 43.4 24,529 24.5 Sampson * 6,763 40.4 28,186 28.1 O'Keefe 436 02.6 27,960 27.9 (exhausted 37 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,791 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 10th count: Cooper's 19,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Millen * 12,132 64.2 36,661 36.8 Sampson * 6,092 32.2 34,278 34.4 O'Keefe 679 03.6 28,639 28.8 (exhausted 690 732 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,593 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 11th count: O'Keefe's 28,639 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Millen * 6,921 35.2 43,582 48.1 SAMPSON * 12,763 64.8 47,041 51.9 ELECTED 1 (exhausted 8,955 9,687 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,639 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Sampson's 11,990 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,070 08.9 11,214 11.2 Counsel 272 02.3 4,798 04.8 Edgell 1,030 08.6 8,765 08.7 Jackson 1,412 11.8 8,057 08.0 Millen * 2,610 21.8 12,483 12.4 Payne * 2,669 22.3 12,602 12.6 Pearsall 517 04.3 7,328 07.3 Postle 2,170 18.1 7,862 07.8 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 Jude 65 00.5 6,033 06.0 O'Keefe 129 01.1 14,994 14.9 Woods 46 00.4 6,174 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,990 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Counsel's 4,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,073 22.4 12,287 12.2 Edgell 984 20.5 9,749 09.7 Jackson 535 11.2 8,592 08.6 Millen * 458 09.5 12,941 12.9 Payne * 435 09.1 13,037 13.0 Pearsall 606 12.6 7,934 07.9 Postle 491 10.2 8,353 08.3 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 Jude 27 00.6 6,060 06.0 O'Keefe 123 02.6 15,117 15.1 Woods 66 01.4 6,240 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,798 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Jude's 6,060 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 41 00.7 12,328 12.3 Edgell 12 00.2 9,761 09.7 Jackson 13 00.2 8,605 08.6 Millen * 19 00.3 12,960 12.9 Payne * 28 00.5 13,065 13.0 Pearsall 19 00.3 7,953 07.9 Postle 52 00.9 8,405 08.4 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 5,188 85.6 20,305 20.2 Woods 688 11.4 6,928 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,060 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Woods's 6,928 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 113 01.6 12,441 12.4 Edgell 34 00.5 9,795 09.8 Jackson 60 00.9 8,665 08.6 Millen * 49 00.7 13,009 13.0 Payne * 71 01.0 13,136 13.1 Pearsall 110 01.6 8,063 08.0 Postle 129 01.9 8,534 08.5 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 6,362 91.8 26,667 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,928 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Pearsall's 8,063 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,232 15.3 13,673 13.6 Edgell 1,547 19.2 11,342 11.3 Jackson 636 07.9 9,301 09.3 Millen * 1,227 15.2 14,236 14.2 Payne * 1,717 21.3 14,853 14.8 Postle 1,317 16.3 9,851 09.8 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 387 04.8 27,054 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,063 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Jackson's 9,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,156 12.4 14,829 14.8 Edgell 1,487 16.0 12,829 12.8 Millen * 2,621 28.2 16,857 16.8 Payne * 1,978 21.3 16,831 16.8 Postle 1,824 19.6 11,675 11.6 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 235 02.5 27,289 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,301 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 7th count: Postle's 11,675 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 2,096 18.0 16,925 16.9 Edgell 2,022 17.3 14,851 14.8 Millen * 2,855 24.5 19,712 19.7 Payne * 4,102 35.2 20,933 20.9 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 594 05.1 27,883 27.8 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,675 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 8th count: Edgell's 14,851 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 4,688 31.6 21,613 21.6 Millen * 4,958 33.4 24,670 24.6 Payne * 4,853 32.7 25,786 25.7 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 325 02.2 28,208 28.1 (exhausted 27 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,851 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 9th count: Cooper's 21,613 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Millen * 13,491 65.1 38,161 38.4 Payne * 6,444 31.1 32,230 32.4 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 804 03.9 29,012 29.2 (exhausted 874 907 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,613 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 10th count: O'Keefe's 29,012 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLEN * 7,621 39.6 45,782 51.1 ELECTED 2 Payne * 11,604 60.4 43,834 48.9 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 (exhausted 9,787 10,694 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,012 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Sampson's 11,990 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,223 10.2 11,367 11.3 Counsel 338 02.8 4,864 04.8 Edgell 1,255 10.5 8,990 09.0 Jackson 1,884 15.7 8,529 08.5 MILLEN * E 9,873 09.8 ELECTED 2 Payne * 4,053 33.8 13,986 13.9 Pearsall 589 04.9 7,400 07.4 Postle 2,396 20.0 8,088 08.1 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 Jude 67 00.6 6,035 06.0 O'Keefe 139 01.2 15,004 15.0 Woods 46 00.4 6,174 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,990 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Millen's 9,873 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 409 04.1 11,776 11.7 Counsel 288 02.9 5,152 05.1 Edgell 807 08.2 9,797 09.8 Jackson 1,423 14.4 9,952 09.9 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 5,271 53.4 19,257 19.2 Pearsall 627 06.4 8,027 08.0 Postle 918 09.3 9,006 09.0 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 Jude 40 00.4 6,075 06.1 O'Keefe 64 00.6 15,068 15.0 Woods 26 00.3 6,200 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,873 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Counsel's 5,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,276 24.8 13,052 13.0 Edgell 1,027 19.9 10,824 10.8 Jackson 616 12.0 10,568 10.5 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 674 13.1 19,931 19.9 Pearsall 721 14.0 8,748 08.7 Postle 613 11.9 9,619 09.6 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 Jude 29 00.6 6,104 06.1 O'Keefe 129 02.5 15,197 15.2 Woods 67 01.3 6,267 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,152 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Jude's 6,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 42 00.7 13,094 13.1 Edgell 15 00.2 10,839 10.8 Jackson 21 00.3 10,589 10.6 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 32 00.5 19,963 19.9 Pearsall 23 00.4 8,771 08.7 Postle 58 01.0 9,677 09.6 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 5,216 85.5 20,413 20.3 Woods 697 11.4 6,964 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,104 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Woods's 6,964 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 126 01.8 13,220 13.2 Edgell 40 00.6 10,879 10.8 Jackson 73 01.0 10,662 10.6 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 85 01.2 20,048 20.0 Pearsall 118 01.7 8,889 08.9 Postle 142 02.0 9,819 09.8 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 6,380 91.6 26,793 26.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,964 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Pearsall's 8,889 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,497 16.8 14,717 14.7 Edgell 1,896 21.3 12,775 12.7 Jackson 1,011 11.4 11,673 11.6 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 2,389 26.9 22,437 22.4 Postle 1,726 19.4 11,545 11.5 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 370 04.2 27,163 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,889 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 6th count: Postle's 11,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,835 15.9 16,552 16.5 Edgell 1,733 15.0 14,508 14.5 Jackson 2,940 25.5 14,613 14.6 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 4,517 39.1 26,954 26.9 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 517 04.5 27,680 27.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,545 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 7th count: Edgell's 14,508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 4,016 27.7 20,568 20.5 Jackson 4,051 28.0 18,664 18.6 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 6,078 42.0 33,032 32.9 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 328 02.3 28,008 27.9 (exhausted 35 38 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,508 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 8th count: Jackson's 18,664 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 6,569 36.1 27,137 27.2 MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 Payne * 10,824 59.5 43,856 43.9 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 801 04.4 28,809 28.9 (exhausted 470 508 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,664 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 9th count: Cooper's 27,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLEN * E ELECTED 2 PAYNE * 21,715 93.8 65,571 68.4 ELECTED 3 SAMPSON * E ELECTED 1 O'Keefe 1,433 06.2 30,242 31.6 (exhausted 3,989 4,497 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,137 100,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1932. Millen, Payne and Sampson elected for a term ending 30 June 1938. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1935): John HAYES (UAP), Herbert HAYS (UAP), Hon James OGDEN (UAP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Blythe Hayes (1868-1956): Appointed 1923. Elected 1925, 1931 > Herbert Hays (1869-1960): Elected 1922, 1928 > John Dunlop Millen (1877-1941): Elected 1919, 1925, 1931 > James Ernest Ogden (1868-1932): Elected 1922, 1928 Died 5 February 1932 (see Appointments) > Herbert James Mockford Payne (1866-1944): Elected 1919, 1925, 1931 > Burford Sampson (1882-1959): Elected 1925, 1931 --------------------------------------------------------------------