COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALP - Australian Labor Party * CP - Country Party * UAP – United Australia Party BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== NEWCASTLE, NSW 56,282 enrolled, 52,719 (93.7%) voted ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 June 1935, following the death of David Watkins -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Smith ALPN 22,135 42.7 (+08.2) Hilton Sykes SC 4,302 08.3 David Watkins ALP 25,374 49.0 (-08.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 908 (01.7%) informal 51,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Smith was NSW MLA for Hamilton 1928-30. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 91.7%, the same as the 91.7% polled by the two parties in 1931. Again, the ALP vote was boosted by the absence of a conservative candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sykes's 4,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 1,809 (42.1) 23,944 46.2 WATKINS 2,493 (57.9) 27,867 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,302 51,811 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 4.3% from the ALP to the ALP (NSW). -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By Born: 10 July 1896, Wallsend, NSW. Career: Educated public schools, Newcastle. Storeman. Military Service 1915-17. Son of Hon David Watkins MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAWKNER, Vic 48,030 enrolled, 41,973 (87.4%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 August 1935, following the death of George Maxwell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Cameron ALP 16,433 40.1 (+12.4) Harold HOLT UAP 24,594 59.9 (-06.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 946 (02.3%) informal 41,027 09.9 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cameron, see Senate Victoria 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By Born: 5 August 1908, Sydney. Career: Educated Wesley College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Solicitor from 1933. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY, Qld 51,351 enrolled, 41,939 (81.8%) voted ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 December 1936, following the death of David Riordan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boyd 13,223 32.8 James Killoran SC 3,565 08.8 William Riordan ALP 19,111 47.4 (-12.3) James Slater CPA 4,459 11.1 (+06.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,581 (03.8%) informal 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Killoran's 3,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 2,245 (63.0) 15,468 38.3 Riordan 852 (23.9) 19,963 49.5 Slater 468 (13.1) 4,927 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,565 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Slater's 4,927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 1,702 (34.5) 17,170 42.5 RIORDAN 3,225 (65.5) 23,188 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,927 40,358 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By Born: 8 February 1908, Chillagoe, Queensland. Career: Educated Brisbane Boys Grammar School. Studied law. Public servant. Nephew of David Riordan MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS, Qld 51,519 enrolled, 47,491 (92.2%) voted ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Esk, Gatton, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 December 1936, following the death of Hon Sir Littleton Groom -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Annand UAP 8,725 19.0 (-41.8) Leslie Boyce 5,809 12.6 John Buchanan ALP 13,321 29.0 (-10.2) Arthur Fadden CP 15,235 33.1 Denis Hannay SC 2,929 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,472 (03.1%) informal 46,019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Annand was Qld MLA for Toowoomba 1929-32, East Toowoomba 1934-35. 2. Boyce was a Conservative candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hannay's 2,929 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Annand 502 (17.1) 9,227 20.1 Boyce 522 (17.8) 6,331 13.8 Buchanan 1,042 (35.6) 14,363 31.2 Fadden 863 (29.5) 16,098 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,929 46,019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boyce's 6,331 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Annand 3,139 (49.6) 12,366 26.9 Buchanan 1,051 (16.6) 15,414 33.5 Fadden 2,141 (33.8) 18,239 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,331 46,019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Annand's 12,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buchanan 4,225 (34.2) 19,639 42.7 FADDEN 8,141 (65.8) 26,380 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12,366 46,019 07.3 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP at the general election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By Born: 13 April 1895, Ingham, Queensland. Career: Primary education. Clerk, later studied accountancy. Town Clerk, Mackay. Successful chartered accountant. Townsville City Council. State politics: Qld MLA for Kennedy 1932-35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW 54,791 enrolled, 49,476 (90.3%) voted ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Mudgee, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 May 1937, following the resignation of Hon Aubrey Abbott -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Batchelor CP 13,168 27.0 Oliver Milling CP 8,155 16.7 Geoffrey Moore CP 1,963 04.0 William SCULLY ALP 25,551 52.3 (+44.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 639 (01.3%) informal 48,837 04.3 e 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Country Party vote was 47.7%, a decrease of 4.8% from the 52.5% polled by one Country Party candidate at the 1934 general election. 2. The ALP vote of 52.3% was an increase of 7.6% from the combined vote of 44.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. The huge increase in the ALP vote was the result of the reunification of the NSW and federal ALP. 3. The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) at the 1934 general election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Scully (1890-1966): Elected 1937 By Born: 1 February 1890, Bective, NSW. Career: No formal education. Grew up on station, farmworker. Road contractor, Tamworth. Horse-owner. Tamworth Council. State politics: NSW MLA for Namoi 1923-32. --------------------------------------------------------------------