COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 265,855 +04.2 Votes cast: 246,728 92.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 23,471 09.5 -03.2 Formal votes: 223,257 90.5 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Collett * UAP 107,619 48.2 Group A Edward Johnston * CP 9,866 04.4 Allan MacDonald * UAP 8,929 04.0 Arthur Richards 3,725 01.7 Group B Alexander Cunningham 2,413 01.1 Stanley Dival 1,029 00.5 Frank Trainer ALP 67,905 30.4 Group C Dorothy Tangney ALP 11,304 05.1 Herbert Graham ALP 4,467 02.0 Carlyle Ferguson 5,074 02.3 Frederick Swaine 926 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Graham was WA MLA for East Perth 1943-62, Balcatta 1962-73. 2. For Tangney, see Senate WA 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Swaine's 926 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collett * 64 06.9 107,683 48.2 Johnston * 21 02.3 9,887 04.4 MacDonald * 27 02.9 8,956 04.0 Richards 14 01.5 3,739 01.7 Cunningham 13 01.4 2,426 01.1 Dival 13 01.4 1,042 00.5 Trainer 50 05.4 67,955 30.4 Tangney 77 08.3 11,381 05.1 Graham 53 05.7 4,520 02.0 Ferguson 594 64.1 5,668 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 926 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Dival's 1,042 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collett * 135 13.0 107,818 48.3 Johnston * 30 02.9 9,917 04.4 MacDonald * 58 05.6 9,014 04.0 Richards 150 14.4 3,889 01.7 Cunningham 476 45.7 2,902 01.3 Trainer 78 07.5 68,033 30.5 Tangney 58 05.6 11,439 05.1 Graham 26 02.5 4,546 02.0 Ferguson 31 03.0 5,699 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,042 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Cunningham's 2,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collett * 365 12.6 108,183 48.5 Johnston * 171 05.9 10,088 04.5 MacDonald * 171 05.9 9,185 04.1 Richards 1,464 50.4 5,353 02.4 Trainer 291 10.0 68,324 30.6 Tangney 236 08.1 11,675 05.2 Graham 97 03.3 4,643 02.1 Ferguson 107 03.7 5,806 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,902 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Graham's 4,643 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collett * 198 04.3 108,381 48.5 Johnston * 66 01.4 10,154 04.5 MacDonald * 93 02.0 9,278 04.2 Richards 99 02.1 5,452 02.4 Trainer 1,414 30.5 69,738 31.2 Tangney 2,582 55.6 14,257 06.4 Ferguson 191 04.1 5,997 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,643 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Richards's 5,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collett * 2,337 42.9 110,718 49.6 Johnston * 286 05.2 10,440 04.7 MacDonald * 359 06.6 9,637 04.3 Trainer 1,578 28.9 71,316 31.9 Tangney 403 07.4 14,660 06.6 Ferguson 489 09.0 6,486 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,452 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 7th count: Ferguson's 6,486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * 2,058 31.7 112,776 50.5 ELECTED 1 Johnston * 367 05.7 10,807 04.8 MacDonald * 579 08.9 10,216 04.6 Trainer 2,023 31.2 73,339 32.8 Tangney 1,459 22.5 16,119 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,486 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Collett's 107,619 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 82,635 76.8 92,501 41.4 MacDonald * 20,145 18.7 29,074 13.0 Richards 1,296 01.2 5,021 02.2 Cunningham 819 00.8 3,232 01.4 Dival 262 00.2 1,291 00.6 Trainer 657 00.6 68,562 30.7 Tangney 620 00.6 11,924 05.3 Graham 227 00.2 4,694 02.1 Ferguson 813 00.8 5,887 02.6 Swain 145 00.1 1,071 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,619 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Swain's 1,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 77 07.2 92,578 41.5 MacDonald * 94 08.8 29,168 13.1 Richards 25 02.3 5,046 02.3 Cunningham 20 01.9 3,252 01.5 Dival 14 01.3 1,305 00.6 Trainer 60 05.6 68,622 30.7 Tangney 85 07.9 12,009 05.4 Graham 58 05.4 4,752 02.1 Ferguson 638 59.6 6,525 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,071 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Dival's 1,305 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 131 10.0 92,709 41.5 MacDonald * 154 11.8 29,322 13.1 Richards 205 15.7 5,251 02.4 Cunningham 550 42.1 3,802 01.7 Trainer 105 08.0 68,727 30.8 Tangney 71 05.4 12,080 05.4 Graham 36 02.8 4,788 02.1 Ferguson 53 04.1 6,578 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,305 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Cunnigham's 3,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 565 14.9 93,274 41.8 MacDonald * 459 12.1 29,781 13.3 Richards 1,728 45.4 6,979 03.1 Trainer 414 10.9 69,141 31.0 Tangney 309 08.1 12,389 05.5 Graham 162 04.3 4,950 02.2 Ferguson 165 04.3 6,743 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,802 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Graham's 4,950 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 191 03.9 93,465 41.9 MacDonald * 232 04.7 30,013 13.4 Richards 133 02.7 7,112 03.2 Trainer 1,494 30.2 70,635 31.6 Tangney 2,662 53.8 15,051 06.7 Ferguson 238 04.8 6,981 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,950 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Ferguson's 6,981 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 1,385 19.8 94,850 42.5 MacDonald * 1,479 21.2 31,492 14.1 Richards 823 11.8 7,935 03.6 Trainer 1,841 26.4 72,476 32.5 Tangney 1,453 20.8 16,504 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,981 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 7th count: Richards's 7,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 2,901 36.6 97,751 43.8 MacDonald * 1,691 21.3 33,183 14.9 Trainer 2,541 32.0 75,017 33.6 Tangney 802 10.1 17,306 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,935 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 8th count: Tangney's 17,306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 Johnston * 1,339 07.7 99,090 44.4 MacDonald * 1,251 07.2 34,434 15.4 Trainer 14,716 85.0 89,733 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,306 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 9th count: MacDonald's 34,434 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON * 26,437 76.8 125,527 56.2 ELECTED 2 Trainer 7,997 23.2 97,730 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,434 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Collett's 107,619 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON * E 9,866 04.4 ELECTED 2 MacDonald * 101,860 94.6 110,789 49.6 Richards 1,657 01.5 5,382 02.4 Cunningham 1,008 00.9 3,421 01.5 Dival 305 00.3 1,334 00.6 Trainer 730 00.7 68,635 30.7 Tangney 699 00.6 12,003 05.4 Graham 243 00.2 4,710 02.1 Ferguson 960 00.9 6,034 02.7 Swain 157 00.1 1,083 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,619 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Johnston's 9,866 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLETT * E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON * E ELECTED 2 MacDONALD * 8,208 83.2 118,997 53.3 ELECTED 3 Richards 426 04.3 5,808 02.6 Cunningham 417 04.2 3,838 01.7 Dival 78 00.8 1,412 00.6 Trainer 184 01.9 68,819 30.8 Tangney 198 02.0 12,201 05.5 Graham 78 00.8 4,788 02.1 Ferguson 235 02.4 6,269 02.8 Swain 42 00.4 1,125 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,866 223,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1941. Collett, Johnston and MacDonald elected for a term ending 30 June 1947. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1944): Robert CLOTHIER (ALP), James CUNNINGHAM (ALP), James FRASER (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Ernest Clothier (1877-1964): Elected 1937 > Herbert Brayley Collett (1877-1947): Appointed 1933. Elected 1934, 1940 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 28 October 1940 Minister in charge of War Service Homes to 28 October 1940 Minister in charge of Scientific and Industrial Research to 28 October 1940 Minister without portfolio 28 October 1940 to 26 June 1941 Minister for Repatriation 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 > James Cunningham (1879-1943): Elected 1937 President of the Senate from 1 July 1941 to 4 July 1943 Died 4 July 1943 no Appointment made) > James Mackintosh Fraser (1908-70): Elected 1937 Minister for External Territories from 7 October 1941 > Edward Bertram Johnston (1880-1942): Elected 1928, 1934, 1940 Died 6 September 1942 see Appointments) > Allan Nicoll MacDonald (1892-1978): Elected 1934, 1940 --------------------------------------------------------------------