COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== Three senators to be elected -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 660,316 +04.4 Votes cast: 612,170 92.7 -01.9 Informal votes: 41,245 06.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 570,925 93.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Cooper * CP 263,159 46.1 Group A Neil O'Sullivan Lib 9,119 01.6 Annabelle Rankin Lib 17,565 03.1 George Cameron 32,365 05.7 Group B Cranston McEachern 2,573 00.5 Winifred Payne 2,786 00.5 Harold Boland ALP 226,836 39.7 Group C George Burns ALP 4,998 00.9 Thomas Rasey ALP 11,524 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rasey was Qld MLA for Windsor 1950-57. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: McEachern's 2,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 252 09.8 263,411 46.1 O'Sullivan 126 04.9 9,245 01.6 Rankin 151 05.9 17,716 03.1 Cameron 1,256 48.8 33,621 05.9 Payne 534 20.8 3,320 00.6 Boland 127 04.9 226,963 39.8 Burns 86 03.3 5,084 00.9 Rasey 41 01.6 11,565 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,573 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Payne's 3,320 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 279 08.4 263,690 46.2 O'Sullivan 97 02.9 9,342 01.6 Rankin 743 22.4 18,459 03.2 Cameron 1,862 56.1 35,483 06.2 Boland 186 05.6 227,149 39.8 Burns 86 02.6 5,170 00.9 Rasey 67 02.0 11,632 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,320 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Burns's 5,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 226 04.4 263,916 46.2 O'Sullivan 126 02.4 9,468 01.7 Rankin 134 02.6 18,593 03.3 Cameron 360 07.0 35,843 06.3 Boland 2,839 54.9 229,988 40.3 Rasey 1,485 28.7 13,117 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,170 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: O'Sullivan's 9,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 5,224 55.2 269,140 47.1 Rankin 2,781 29.4 21,374 03.7 Cameron 711 07.5 36,554 06.4 Boland 486 05.1 230,474 40.4 Rasey 266 02.8 13,383 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,468 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: Rasey's 13,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper * 478 03.6 269,618 47.2 Rankin 428 03.2 21,802 03.8 Cameron 555 04.1 37,109 06.5 Boland 11,922 89.1 242,396 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,383 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 7th count: Rankin's 21,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * 17,125 78.5 286,743 50.2 ELECTED 1 Cameron 3,246 14.9 40,355 07.1 Boland 1,431 06.6 243,827 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,802 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Cooper's 263,159 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 236,633 89.9 245,752 43.0 Rankin 16,661 06.3 34,226 06.0 Cameron 6,692 02.5 39,057 06.8 McEachern 903 00.3 3,476 00.6 Payne 713 00.3 3,499 00.6 Boland 928 00.4 227,764 39.9 Burns 392 00.1 5,390 00.9 Rasey 237 00.1 11,761 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 263,159 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: McEachern's 3,476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 384 11.0 246,136 43.1 Rankin 376 10.8 34,602 06.1 Cameron 1,628 46.8 40,685 07.1 Payne 668 (19.2 4,167 00.7 Boland 200 05.8 227,964 39.9 Burns 128 03.7 5,518 01.0 Rasey 92 02.6 11,853 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,476 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Payne's 4,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 380 09.1 246,516 43.2 Rankin 1,086 26.1 35,688 06.3 Cameron 2,222 53.3 42,907 07.5 Boland 256 06.1 228,220 40.0 Burns 132 03.2 5,650 01.0 Rasey 91 02.2 11,944 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,167 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Burns's 5,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 313 05.5 246,829 43.2 Rankin 225 04.0 35,913 06.3 Cameron 496 08.8 43,403 07.6 Boland 3,006 53.2 231,226 40.5 Rasey 1,610 28.5 13,554 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,650 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: Rasey's 13,554 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 535 03.9 247,364 43.3 Rankin 429 03.2 36,342 06.4 Cameron 645 04.8 44,048 07.7 Boland 11,945 88.1 243,171 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,554 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Rankin's 36,342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'Sullivan 25,272 69.5 272,636 47.8 Cameron 9,531 26.2 53,579 09.4 Boland 1,539 04.2 244,710 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,342 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 7th count: Cameron's 53,579 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN 33,663 62.8 306,299 53.6 ELECTED 2 Boland 19,916 37.2 264,626 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,579 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Cooper's 263,159 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E 9,119 01.6 ELECTED 2 Rankin 251,010 95.4 268,575 47.0 Cameron 8,328 03.2 40,693 07.1 McEachern 1,136 00.4 3,709 00.6 Payne 832 00.3 3,618 00.6 Boland 1,097 00.4 227,933 39.9 Burns 441 00.2 5,439 01.0 Rasey 315 00.1 11,839 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 263,159 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: O'Sullivan's 9,119 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 Rankin 6,823 74.8 275,398 48.2 Cameron 961 10.5 41,654 07.3 McEachern 365 04.0 4,074 00.7 Payne 170 01.9 3,788 00.7 Boland 421 04.6 228,354 40.0 Burns 177 01.9 5,616 01.0 Rasey 202 02.2 12,041 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,119 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Payne's 3,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 Rankin 1,283 33.9 276,681 48.5 Cameron 719 19.0 42,373 07.4 McEachern 1,393 36.8 5,467 01.0 Boland 191 05.0 228,545 40.0 Burns 121 03.2 5,737 01.0 Rasey 81 02.1 12,122 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,788 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: McEacharn 5,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 Rankin 1,063 19.4 277,744 48.6 Cameron 3,598 65.8 45,971 08.1 Boland 370 06.8 228,915 40.1 Burns 276 05.0 6,013 01.1 Rasey 160 02.9 12,282 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,467 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: Burns's 6,013 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 Rankin 508 08.4 278,252 48.7 Cameron 678 11.3 46,649 08.2 Boland 3,140 52.2 232,055 40.6 Rasey 1,687 28.1 13,969 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,013 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Rasey's 13,969 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 Rankin 927 06.6 279,179 48.9 Cameron 834 06.0 47,483 08.3 Boland 12,208 87.4 244,263 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,969 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 6th count: Cameron's 47,483 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN E ELECTED 2 RANKIN 30,487 64.2 309,666 54.2 ELECTED 3 Boland 16,996 35.8 261,259 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,483 570,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1947. Cooper, O'Sullivan and Rankin elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1950): Hon Gordon BROWN (ALP), Hon Joseph COLLINGS (ALP), Benjamin COURTICE (ALP) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gordon Brown (1885-1967): Elected 1931, 1937, 1943 President of the Senate > Joseph Silver Collings (1865-1955): Elected 1931, 1937, 1943 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 1 November 1946 Collings retired at the 1949 election. Died 20 June 1955 > Walter Jackson Cooper (1891-1973): Elected 1928. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1940, 1946 > Benjamin Courtice (1886-1972): Appointed 1937. Elected 1937, 1943 > Neil O'Sullivan (1900-68): Elected 1946 Born: 2 August 1900, Brisbane Career: Educated St Joseph's College, Brisbane. Solicitor. President Brisbane Chamber of Commerce 1935-38. Military Service 1942-44. Company director. > Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin (1908-86): Elected 1946 Born: 28 July 1908, Brisbane Career: Educated Glennie Memorial School, Toowoomba, Queensland. Clerk. Queensland Secretary Girl Guides Association. Worked with women's volunteer organisations in World War II. Vice-President Queensland Liberal Party. --------------------------------------------------------------------