COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== VICTORIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,275,790 +07.2 Votes cast: 1,229,535 96.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 105,152 08.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 1,124,383 91.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Francis Beaurepaire UAP 483,105 43.0 Group A William Moss CP 12,260 01.1 John Spicer * UAP 10,653 00.9 Vera Carr 14,577 01.3 Group B Alexander Amess 3,003 00.3 Bartholomew Goulding 1,461 00.1 Hon Donald Cameron * ALP 558,706 49.7 Group C Hon Richard Keane * ALP 15,094 01.3 James Sheehan ALP 11,574 01.0 John Smith 8,742 00.8 Rupert Millane 1,025 00.1 Edith Hardy 4,183 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Beaurepaire was Vic MLC for Monash 1942-43, 1943-52. 2. Sheehan was Senator for Victoria 1938-40. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Millane's 1,025 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 76 07.4 483,181 43.0 Moss 25 02.4 12,285 01.1 Spicer * 14 01.4 10,667 00.9 Carr 29 02.8 14,606 01.3 Amess 21 02.0 3,024 00.3 Goulding X 1,461 00.1 Cameron * 65 06.3 558,771 49.7 Keane * 60 05.9 15,154 01.3 Sheehan 44 04.3 11,618 01.0 Smith 438 42.7 9,180 00.8 Hardy 253 24.7 4,436 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,025 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Goulding and Millane were eliminated together in the second count. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Goulding's 1,461 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 135 09.2 483,316 43.0 Moss 37 02.5 12,322 01.1 Spicer * 56 03.8 10,723 01.0 Carr 177 12.1 14,783 01.3 Amess 810 55.4 3,834 00.3 Cameron * 100 06.8 558,871 49.7 Keane * 46 03.1 15,200 01.4 Sheehan 44 03.0 11,662 01.0 Smith 29 02.0 9,209 00.8 Hardy 27 01.8 4,463 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,461 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Amess's 3,834 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 394 10.3 483,710 43.0 Moss 155 04.0 12,477 01.1 Spicer * 111 02.9 10,834 01.0 Carr 2,548 66.5 17,331 01.5 Cameron * 302 07.9 559,173 49.7 Keane * 93 02.4 15,293 01.4 Sheehan 61 01.6 11,723 01.0 Smith 170 04.4 9,379 00.8 Hardy X 4,463 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,834 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amess and Hardy were eliminated together in the third count. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Hardy's 4,463 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 448 10.0 484,158 43.1 Moss 95 02.1 12,572 01.1 Spicer * 63 01.4 10,897 01.0 Carr 710 15.9 18,041 01.6 Cameron * 264 05.9 559,437 49.8 Keane * 99 02.2 15,392 01.4 Sheehan 143 03.2 11,866 01.1 Smith 2,641 59.2 12,020 01.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,463 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Spicer's 10,897 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 3,527 32.4 487,685 43.4 Moss 6,267 57.5 18,839 01.7 Carr 369 03.4 18,410 01.6 Cameron * 354 03.2 559,791 49.8 Keane * 137 01.3 15,529 01.4 Sheehan 98 00.9 11,964 01.1 Smith 145 01.3 12,165 01.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,897 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Sheehan's 11,964 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 490 04.1 488,175 43.4 Moss 126 01.1 18,965 01.7 Carr 178 01.5 18,588 01.7 Cameron * 2,078 17.4 561,869 50.0 Keane * 8,852 74.0 24,381 02.2 Smith 240 02.0 12,405 01.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,964 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Smith's 12,405 votes distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 2,484 20.0 490,659 43.6 Moss 537 04.3 19,502 01.7 Carr 2,864 23.1 21,452 01.9 CAMERON * 4,746 38.3 566,615 50.4 ELECTED 1 Keane * 1,774 14.3 26,155 02.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,405 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Cameron's 558,706 second preferences distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 2,953 00.5 486,058 43.2 Moss 454 00.1 12,714 01.1 Spicer * 414 00.1 11,067 01.0 Carr 624 00.1 15,201 01.4 Amess 477 00.1 3,480 00.3 Goulding 287 00.1 1,748 00.2 CAMERON * E ELECTED 1 KEANE * 547,656 98.0 562,750 50.0 ELECTED 2 Sheehan 4,056 00.7 15,630 01.4 Smith 1,157 00.2 9,899 00.9 Millane 208 00.0 1,233 00.1 Hardy 420 00.1 4,603 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 558,706 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Cameron's 558,706 second preferences distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 3,686 00.7 486,791 43.3 Moss 542 00.1 12,802 01.1 Spicer * 586 00.1 11,239 01.0 Carr 879 00.2 15,456 01.4 Amess 620 00.1 3,623 00.3 Goulding 390 00.1 1,851 00.2 CAMERON * E ELECTED 1 KEANE * E 15,094 01.3 ELECTED 2 Sheehan 549,342 98.3 560,916 49.9 Smith 1,791 00.3 10,533 00.9 Millane 277 00.0 1,302 00.1 Hardy 593 00.1 4,776 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 558,706 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Keane's 15,094 second preferences distributed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaurepaire 1,012 06.7 487,803 43.4 Moss 128 00.8 12,930 01.1 Spicer * 148 01.0 11,387 01.0 Carr 179 01.2 15,635 01.4 Amess 135 00.9 3,758 00.3 Goulding 130 00.9 1,981 00.2 CAMERON * E ELECTED 1 KEANE * E ELECTED 2 SHEEHAN 12,875 85.3 573,791 51.0 ELECTED 3 Smith 267 01.8 10,800 01.0 Millane 98 00.6 1,400 00.1 Hardy 122 00.8 4,898 00.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,094 1,124,383 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1944. Cameron, Keane and Sheehan elected for a term ending 30 June 1950. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1947): Charles BRAND (UAP), Hon William GIBSON (CP), Hon John LECKIE (UAP). --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles Henry Brand (1873-1961): Elected 1934, 1940 > Donald Cameron (1878-1962): Elected 1937, 1943 Minister for Aircraft Production to 2 February 1945 Postmaster-General from 2 February 1945 > William Gerrand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1934, 1940 Gibson retired at the 1946 election. Died 22 May 1955 > Richard Valentine Keane (1882-1946): Elected 1937, 1943 Minister for Trade and Customs to 26 April 1946 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 21 September 1943 Died 26 April 1946 (see Appointments) > John William Leckie (1872-1947): Elected 1934, 1940 > James Michael Sheehan (1889-1967): Appointed 1938. Defeated 1940. Elected 1943 > John Armstrong Spicer (1898-1977): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: See Senate 1949 ---------------------------------------------------------------------