COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 602,684 +03.2 Votes cast: 565,914 93.9 -01.7 Informal votes: 29,883 05.3 -01.6 Formal votes: 536,031 94.7 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Cooper * CP 261,594 48.8 Group A Thomas Crawford * UAP 7,732 01.4 Hon Harry Foll * UAP 19,169 03.6 William Bertram ALP 222,646 41.5 Group B William Collins ALP 9,366 01.7 Robert Elliott ALP 4,206 00.8 James Slater 11,318 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bertram was Qld MLA for Maree 1912-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Elliott's 4,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 186 04.4 261,780 48.8 Crawford * 109 02.6 7,841 01.5 Foll * 134 03.2 19,303 03.6 Bertram 643 15.3 223,289 41.7 Collins 3,012 71.6 12,378 02.3 Slater 122 02.9 11,440 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,206 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Crawford's 7,841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 4,579 58.4 266,359 49.7 Foll * 2,415 30.8 21,718 04.1 Bertram 355 04.5 223,644 41.7 Collins 407 05.2 12,785 02.4 Slater 85 01.1 11,525 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,841 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Slater's 11,525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 1,264 11.0 267,623 49.9 Foll * 613 05.3 22,331 04.2 Bertram 6,207 53.9 229,851 42.9 Collins 3,441 29.9 16,226 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,525 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Collins's 16,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * 1,506 09.3 269,129 50.2 ELECTED 1 Foll * 955 05.9 23,286 04.3 Bertram 13,765 84.8 243,616 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,226 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Cooper's 261,594 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 Crawford * 256,466 98.0 264,198 49.3 Foll * 3,161 01.2 22,330 04.2 Bertram 1,028 00.4 223,674 41.7 Collins 600 00.2 9,966 01.9 Elliott 179 00.1 4,385 00.8 Slater 160 00.1 11,478 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 261,594 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Elliott's 4,385 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 Crawford * 299 06.8 264,497 49.3 Foll * 174 04.0 22,504 04.2 Bertram 688 15.7 224,362 41.9 Collins 3,082 70.3 13,048 02.4 Slater 142 03.2 11,620 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,385 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Slater's 11,620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 Crawford * 1,256 10.8 265,753 49.6 Foll * 624 05.4 23,128 04.3 Bertram 6,282 54.1 230,644 43.0 Collins 3,458 29.8 16,506 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,620 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Collins's 16,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 Crawford * 1,580 09.6 267,333 49.9 Foll * 976 05.9 24,104 04.5 Bertram 13,950 84.5 244,594 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,506 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Foll's 24,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 CRAWFORD * 21,838 90.6 289,171 53.9 ELECTED 2 Bertram 2,266 09.4 246,860 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,104 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Cooper's 261,594 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 CRAWFORD * E 7,732 01.4 ELECTED 2 FOLL * 258,489 98.8 277,658 51.8 ELECTED 3 Bertram 1,737 00.7 224,383 41.9 Collins 829 00.3 10,195 01.9 Elliott 292 00.1 4,498 00.8 Slater 247 00.1 11,565 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 261,594 536,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1941. Cooper, Crawford and Foll elected for a term ending 30 June 1947. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1944): Gordon BROWN (ALP), Joseph COLLINGS (ALP), Benjamin COURTICE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gordon Brown (1885-1967): Elected 1931, 1937 > Joseph Silver Collings (1865-1955): Elected 1931, 1937 Minister for the Interior from 7 October 1941 > Walter Jackson Cooper (1891-1973): Elected 1928. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1940 > Benjamin Courtice (1886-1972): Appointed 1937. Elected 1937 > Thomas William Crawford (1865-1948): Elected 1917, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940 > Hattil Spencer Foll (1890-1977): Elected 1917, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940 Minister for the Interior to 7 October 1941 Minister for Information 13 December 1940 to 7 October 1941 --------------------------------------------------------------------