COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943
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Source: Australian Government publications

THE SENATE
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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Three senators to be elected
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Enrolled voters:                          398,467         +06.2
Votes cast:                               386,160   96.9  +01.2
Informal votes:                            28,564   07.4  -00.8
Formal votes:                             357,596   92.6  +00.8
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Sidney O'FLAHERTY              ALP        189,087   52.9   ELECTED 1
Theophilus Nicholls            ALP          8,969   02.5  Group A
Alexander Finlay               ALP         11,121   03.1

Hon Philip McBride *           UAP        128,771   36.0  Group B
Keith Wilson *                 UAP         12,477   03.5
Edward Mattner                 UAP          7,171   02.0
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Total                                     357,596
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For Mattner, see Appointments
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1st vacancy: O'Flaherty elected with an absolute majority of first 
preference votes
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2nd vacancy: O'Flaherty's 189,087 second preferences distributed
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O'FLAHERTY                 E                              ELECTED 1
NICHOLLS             182,101  96.3        191,070   53.4  ELECTED 2
Finlay                 4,375  02.3         15,496   04.3
McBride *              1,485  00.8        130,256   36.4
Wilson *                 682  00.4         13,159   03.7
Mattner                  444  00.2          7,615   02.1
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Total                189,087              357,596
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3rd vacancy: O'Flaherty's 189,087 second preferences distributed
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O'FLAHERTY                 E                              ELECTED 1
NICHOLLS                   E                8,969   02.5  ELECTED 2
FINLAY               185,388  98.0        196,509   55.0  ELECTED 3
McBride *              2,128  01.1        130,899   36.6
Wilson *                 920  00.5         13,397   03.7
Mattner                  651  00.3          7,822   02.2
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Total            189,087             357,596
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Senators' terms began 1 July 1944. O'Flaherty, Nicholls and Finlay 
elected for a term ending 30 June 1950. Continuing senators (term to 
end 30 June 1947): James McLACHLAN (UAP), Hon George McLEAY (UAP), 
Oliver UPPILL (UAP).
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> Alexander Finlay (1887-1963): Elected 1943
Born: 14 November 1887, Melbourne
Career: To South Australia as child, primary education, Adelaide. 
Carriage painter. Organiser, Coachbuilders Union  later Vehicle 
Builders). Military Service 1914-18. Federal President Vehicle 
Builders Union. 
> Philip Albert Martin McBride (1892-1982): Appointed 1937. Defeated 
1943 
Later career: See House of Representatives, Wakefield 1946.
> James McLachlan (1871-1956): Elected 1934, 1940
McLachlan retired at the 1946 election.
Died 1 December 1956
> George McLeay (1894-1955): Elected 1934, 1940
> Theophilus Martin Nicholls (1894-1977): Elected 1943
Born: 21 August 1894, Wilmington, South Australia
Career: Primary education. Wharf laborer. Military Service 1915-17. 
Secretary of several unions. Secretary South Australian Trades and 
Labour Council. Vice-President South Australian ALP. Uncle of Martin 
Nicholls MHR. 
> Sidney Wainman O'Flaherty (1886-1967): Elected 1943 
Born: 2 July 1886, Silverton, South Australia
Career: Educated Adelaide School of Mines. Architect and accountant. 
Secretary Miscellaneous Workers Union. President South Australian ALP 
1943.
State politics: SA MHA for Murray 1918-21
> Oliver Uppill (1876-1946): Elected 1934, 1940
Resigned place 16 September 1944 (see Appointments)
Died 28 February 1946
> Keith Cameron Wilson (1900-87): Elected 1937. Defeated 1943 
Later career: See House of Representatives, Sturt 1949
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