COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,858,749 +06.7 Votes cast: 1,757,150 94.5 -02.0 Informal votes: 147,953 08.4 -03.6 Formal votes: 1,609,197 91.6 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Durrance 107,267 06.7 Group A Thomas Fleming 7,558 00.5 Dorothy Rogerson 8,716 00.5 Hon William ASHLEY * ALP 808,850 50.3 ELECTED 1 James Arnold * ALP 10,319 00.6 Group B William Large * ALP 8,619 00.5 Hon Alexander Mair Lib 613,417 38.1 Group C Albert Reid CP 16,487 01.0 Maurice Fergusson Lib 9,782 00.6 Alexander Alexander 5,859 00.4 Michael Satwell 3,425 00.2 Louis Phillips 1,953 00.1 Edith Cook 6,945 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,609,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mair was NSW MLA for Albury 1932-46. He was Premier of NSW 1939-41. 2. For Reid, see Senate NSW 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy: Ashley elected with an absolute majority of first preference votes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Ashley's 808,850 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholls 88 00.0 32,866 00.7 Durrance 2,533 00.3 109,800 06.8 Fleming 1,369 00.2 8,927 00.6 Rogerson 699 00.1 9,415 00.6 ASHLEY * E ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * 795,903 98.4 806,222 50.1 ELECTED 2 Large * 2,684 00.3 11,303 00.7 Mair 2,873 00.4 616,290 38.3 Reid 1,508 00.2 17,995 01.1 Fergusson 407 00.1 10,189 00.6 Alexander 241 00.0 6,100 00.4 Satwell 239 00.0 3,664 00.2 Phillips 102 00.0 2,055 00.1 Cook 292 00.0 7,237 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 808,850 1,609,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Ashley's 808,850 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Durrance 3,446 00.4 110,713 06.9 Fleming 1,699 00.2 9,257 00.6 Rogerson 1,017 00.1 9,733 00.6 ASHLEY * E ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * E 10,319 00.6 ELECTED 2 Large * 794,992 98.3 803,611 49.9 Mair 3,912 00.5 617,329 38.4 Reid 1,982 00.2 18,469 01.1 Fergusson 576 00.1 10,358 00.6 Alexander 404 00.0 6,263 00.4 Satwell 310 00.0 3,735 00.2 Phillips 138 00.0 2,091 00.1 Cook 374 00.0 7,319 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 808,850 1,609,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Arnold's 10,319 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Durrance 617 06.0 111,330 06.9 Fleming 354 03.4 9,611 00.6 Rogerson 289 02.8 10,022 00.6 ASHLEY * E ELECTED 1 ARNOLD * E ELECTED 2 LARGE * 7,559 73.3 811,170 50.4 ELECTED 3 Mair 615 06.0 617,944 38.4 Reid 473 04.6 18,942 01.2 Fergusson 160 01.6 10,518 00.7 Alexander 97 00.9 6,360 00.4 Satwell 36 00.3 3,771 00.2 Phillips 30 00.3 2,121 00.1 Cook 89 00.9 7,408 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,319 1,609,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1947. Arnold, Ashley and Large elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1950): Stanley ARMOUR (ALP), Hon John ARMSTRONG (ALP), Donald GRANT (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stanley Kerrin Armour (1900-79): Elected 1937, 1943 > John Ignatius Armstrong (1908-77): Elected 1937, 1943 Minister for Munitions to 6 April 1948 Minister for Supply and Development from 6 April 1948 > James Jarvist Arnold (1902-67): Elected 1940, 1946 > William Patrick Ashley (1886-1958): Elected 1937, 1943 Minister for Supply and Shipping to 6 April 1948 Minister for Shipping and Fuel from 6 April 1948 > Donald Mackinnon Grant (1890-1970): Elected 1943 > William James Large (1878-1964): Elected 1940, 1946 --------------------------------------------------------------------