COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946
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Source: Australian Government publications

THE SENATE
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                          420,361         +05.5
Votes cast:                               399,301   95.0  -01.9
Informal votes:                            36,371   09.1  +01.7
Formal votes:                             362,930   90.9  -01.7
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Frederick BEERWORTH            ALP        187,007   51.5  ELECTED 1
John Critchley                 ALP          6,399   01.8  Group A
Frederick Ward                 ALP         13,262   03.7

Hon George McLeay *            Lib        143,069   39.4  Group B
Edward Mattner *               Lib          7,716   02.1
James Murdoch                  Lib          5,477   01.5
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Total                                     362,930
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1st vacancy: Beerworth elected with an absolute majority of first 
preference votes
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2nd vacancy: Beerworth's 187,007 second preferences distributed
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BEERWORTH                  E                             ELECTED 1
CRITCHLEY            180,999  96.8        187,398   51.6 ELECTED 2
Ward                   3,557  01.9         16,819   04.6
McLeay *               1,553  00.8        144,622   39.8
Mattner *                574  00.3          8,290   02.3
Murdoch                  324  00.2          5,801   01.6
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Total                187,007              362,930
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3rd vacancy: Beerworth's 187,007 second preferences distributed
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BEERWORTH                  E                             ELECTED 1
CRITCHLEY                  E                6,399   01.8 ELECTED 2
WARD                 182,840  97.8        196,102   54.0 ELECTED 3
McLeay *               2,713  01.5        145,782   40.2
Mattner *                931  00.5          8,647   02.4
Murdoch                  523  00.3          6,000   01.7
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Total                187,007              362,930
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Senators' terms began 1 July 1947. Beerworth, Critchley and Ward 
elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. Continuing senators (term to 
end 30 June 1950): Alexander FINLAY (ALP), Theophilus NICHOLLS 
(ALP), Sidney O'FLAHERTY (ALP).
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> Frederick Hubert Beerworth (1886-1968): Elected 1946
Born: 6 May 1886, Quorn, South Australia
Career: Primary education. Farmer at Carrieton, South Australia. 
Railway worker, enginedriver. Military Service 1914-18. West Torrens 
Shire Council. President Australian Federated Union of Locomotive 
Enginemen 1940-41.
> John Owen Critchley (1892-1964): Elected 1946 
Born: 18 April 1892, Callington, South Australia
Career: Educated state schools. Railway worker, vehicle worker. 
Military Service 1914-18. Peterborough Council.
State politics: SA MHA for Burra Burra 1930-33
> Alexander Finlay (1887-1963): Elected 1943
> George McLeay (1894-1955): Elected 1934, 1940. Defeated 1946
Later career: See Senate South Australia 1949 
> Edward William Mattner (1893-1977): Appointed 1944. Defeated 1946
Later career: See Senate South Australia 1949 
> Theophilus Martin Nicholls (1894-1977): Elected 1943
> Sidney Wainman O'Flaherty (1886-1967): Elected 1943 
> Frederick Furner Ward (1873-1954): Elected 1946
Born: 11 May 1873, Bowden, South Australia
Career: Educated state schools. Commercial traveller, clerk. 
Founding member South Australian Labour Party. Secretary South 
Australian ALP 1922-43. Secretary South Australian Socialist League. 
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