COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 349,010 +06.0 Votes cast: 331,511 95.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 48,243 14.6 +02.0 Formal votes: 283,268 85.4 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Dawes ALP 113,991 40.2 Group A Albert Hoare * ALP 4,028 01.4 Micheal O'Halloran * ALP 10,066 03.6 James McLachlan UAP 140,661 49.7 Group B George McLeay UAP 4,571 01.6 Oliver Uppill UAP 5,079 01.8 Edward Moyle 4,872 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes was SA MHA for Sturt 1930-33. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Hoare's 4,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 2,315 57.5 116,317 41.1 O'Halloran * 1,290 32.0 11,356 04.0 McLachlan 240 06.0 140,901 49.7 McLeay 58 01.4 4,629 01.6 Uppill 78 01.9 5,157 01.8 Moyle 47 01.2 4,919 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,028 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: McLeay's 4,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 268 05.8 116,574 41.2 O'Halloran * 132 02.9 11,488 04.1 McLACHLAN 3,022 65.3 143,923 50.8 ELECTED 1 Uppill 1,134 24.5 6,291 02.2 Moyle 73 01.6 4,992 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,629 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: McLachlan's 140,661 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 1,165 00.8 115,156 40.7 Hoare 410 00.3 4,438 01.6 O'Halloran * 1,476 01.0 11,542 04.1 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLeay 134,119 95.3 138,690 49.0 Uppill 3,210 02.3 8,289 02.9 Moyle 281 00.2 5,153 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 140,661 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Hoare's 4,438 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 2,557 57.6 117,713 41.6 O'Halloran * 1,458 32.9 13,000 04.6 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLeay 207 04.7 138,897 49.0 Uppill 149 03.4 8,438 03.0 Moyle 67 01.5 5,220 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,438 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Moyle's 5,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 2,107 40.4 119,820 42.3 O'Halloran * 502 09.6 13,502 04.8 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLeay 728 13.9 139,625 49.3 Uppill 1,883 36.1 10,321 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,220 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Uppill's 10,321 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 1,266 12.3 121,086 42.7 O'Halloran * 630 06.1 14,132 05.0 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLEAY 8,425 81.6 148,050 52.3 ELECTED 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,321 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: McLachlan's 140,661 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 1,642 01.2 115,633 40.8 Hoare 555 00.4 4,583 01.6 O'Halloran * 1,975 01.4 12,041 04.3 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLEAY E 4,571 01.6 ELECTED 2 Uppill 135,929 96.6 141,008 49.8 Moyle 560 00.4 5,432 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 140,661 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: McLeay's 4,571 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawes 383 08.4 116,016 41.0 Hoare 145 03.2 4,728 01.7 O'Halloran * 382 08.4 12,423 04.4 McLACHLAN E ELECTED 1 McLEAY E ELECTED 2 UPPILL 3,484 76.2 144,492 51.0 ELECTED 3 Moyle 177 03.9 5,609 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,571 283,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1935. McLachlan, McLeay and Uppill elected for a term ending 30 June 1941. Continuing senators term to end 30 June 1938): Albert BADMAN (CP), John DUNCAN-HUGHES (UAP), Hon Alexander McLACHLAN (UAP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Oliver Badman (1885-1977): elected 1931 Resigned place 30 September 1937 (See Appointments) Later career: See House of Representatives, Grey 1937 > John Grant Duncan-Hughes (1882-1962): elected 1931 Duncan-Hughes retired at the 1937 election. Later career: See House of Representatives, Wakefield 1940 > Albert Alfred Hoare (1874-1962): elected 1922, 1928. Defeated 1934 Later career: SA MLC for Central 1944-56 Died 21 January 1962 > Alexander John McLachlan (1872-1956): elected 1925, 1931 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 12 October 1934 Minister in charge of Development and Scientific and Industrial Research Postmaster-General from 12 October 1934 > James McLachlan (1871-1956): elected 1934 Born: 9 March 1871, Alma, South Australia Career: Educated Winham College. Farmer at Dalkey, South Australia. Storekeeper and agent. State politics: SA MHA for Wooroora 1918-30 > George McLeay (1894-1955): elected 1934 Born: 6 May 1894, Clinton, South Australia Career: Educated Muirden College, Adelaide. Founded family importing firm. Brother of Hon Sir John McLeay MHR and uncle of Hon John McLeay MHR. > Micheal Rapheal O'Halloran (1893-1960): elected 1928. Defeated 1934 Later career: SA MHA Frome 1938-60. Leader of the Opposition 1949-60. Died 22 September 1960 > Oliver Uppill (1876-1946): elected 1934 Born: 9 May 1876, Nantawarra, South Australia Career: Educated public schools. Farmer and grazier at Balaklava, South Australia. Director State Bank of South Australia. President Liberal Federation of South Australia 1920-24. --------------------------------------------------------------------