COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 154,553 +07.8 Votes cast: 144,880 93.7 -03.3 Informal votes: 17,114 11.8 -01.7 Formal votes: 127,766 88.2 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Murray ALP 35,423 27.7 Group A William Morrow ALP 10,952 08.6 Justin O'Byrne ALP 11,337 08.9 William Ritchie ALP 7,211 05.6 Arthur Beck Lib 24,789 19.4 Group B Herbert Hays * Lib 14,324 11.2 Burford Sampson * Lib 17,929 14.0 Neil Burbury 5,801 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beck was MHR for Denison 1940-43. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Burbury's 5,801 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 805 13.9 36,228 28.4 Morrow 180 03.1 11,132 08.7 O'Byrne 219 03.8 11,556 09.0 Ritchie 237 04.1 7,448 05.8 Beck 1,893 32.6 26,682 20.9 Hays * 808 13.9 15,132 11.8 Sampson * 1,659 28.6 19,588 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,801 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Ritchie's 7,448 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 1,565 21.0 37,793 29.6 Morrow 1,190 16.0 12,322 09.6 O'Byrne 4,308 57.8 15,864 12.4 Beck 173 02.3 26,855 21.0 Hays * 98 01.3 15,230 11.9 Sampson * 114 01.5 19,702 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,448 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Morrow's 12,322 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 8,095 65.7 45,888 35.9 O'Byrne 3,809 30.9 19,673 15.4 Beck 158 01.3 27,013 21.1 Hays * 150 01.2 15,380 12.0 Sampson * 110 00.9 19,812 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,322 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Hays's 15,380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 298 01.9 46,186 36.1 O'Byrne 200 01.3 19,873 15.6 Beck 6,047 39.3 33,060 25.9 Sampson * 8,835 57.4 28,647 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,380 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: O'Byrne's 19,873 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY 18,672 94.0 64,858 50.8 ELECTED 1 Beck 653 03.3 33,713 26.4 Sampson * 548 02.8 29,195 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,873 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Murray's 35,423 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 Morrow 28,085 79.3 39,037 30.6 O'Byrne 4,613 13.0 15,950 12.5 Ritchie 2,007 05.7 9,218 07.2 Beck 296 00.8 25,085 19.6 Hays * 123 00.3 14,447 11.3 Sampson * 121 00.3 18,050 14.1 Burbury 178 00.5 5,979 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,423 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Burbury's 5,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 Morrow 764 12.8 39,801 31.2 O'Byrne 376 06.3 16,326 12.8 Ritchie 307 05.1 9,525 07.5 Beck 1,981 33.1 27,066 21.2 Hays * 840 14.0 15,287 12.0 Sampson * 1,711 28.6 19,761 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,979 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Ritchie's 9,525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 Morrow 2,769 29.1 42,570 33.3 O'Byrne 6,204 65.1 22,530 17.6 Beck 283 03.0 27,349 21.4 Hays * 129 01.4 15,416 12.1 Sampson * 140 01.5 19,901 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,525 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Hays's 15,416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 Morrow 253 01.6 42,823 33.5 O'Byrne 225 01.5 22,755 17.8 Beck 6,073 39.4 33,422 26.2 Sampson * 8,865 57.5 28,766 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,416 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: O'Byrne's 22,755 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 Morrow 20,235 88.9 63,058 49.4 Beck 1,625 07.1 35,047 27.4 Sampson * 895 03.9 29,661 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,755 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Sampson's 29,661 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 MORROW 1,119 03.8 64,177 50.2 ELECTED 2 Beck 28,542 96.2 63,589 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,661 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Murray's 35,423 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 MORROW E 10,952 08.6 ELECTED 2 O'Byrne 31,482 88.9 42,819 33.5 Ritchie 2,962 08.4 10,173 08.0 Beck 416 01.2 25,205 19.7 Hays * 171 00.5 14,495 11.3 Sampson * 154 00.4 18,083 14.2 Burbury 238 00.7 6,039 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,423 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Morrow's 10,952 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 MORROW E ELECTED 2 O'Byrne 8,710 79.5 51,529 40.3 Ritchie 1,763 16.1 11,936 09.3 Beck 175 01.6 25,380 19.9 Hays * 129 01.2 14,624 11.4 Sampson * 111 01.0 18,194 14.2 Burbury 64 00.6 6,103 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,952 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Burbury's 6,103 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 MORROW E ELECTED 2 O'Byrne 1,031 16.9 52,560 41.1 Ritchie 395 06.5) 12,331 09.7 Beck 2,053 33.6 27,433 21.5 Hays * 880 14.4 15,504 12.1 Sampson * 1,744 28.6 19,938 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,103 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Ritchie's 12,331 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY E ELECTED 1 MORROW E ELECTED 2 O'BYRNE 11,500 93.3 64,060 50.1 ELECTED 3 Beck 437 03.5 27,870 21.8 Hays * 200 01.6 15,704 12.3 Sampson * 194 01.6 20,132 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,331 127,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1947. Morrow, Murray and O'Byrne elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1950): William AYLETT (ALP), Charles LAMP (ALP), Hon Nicholas McKENNA (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Edward Aylett (1900-76): Elected 1937, 1943 > Herbert Hays (1869-1960): Elected 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940. Defeated 1946 Died 16 February 1960 > Charles Adcock Lamp (1895-1972): Elected 1937, 1943 > Nicholas Edward McKenna (1895-1974): Elected 1943 Minister for Health Minister for Social Services > William Morrow (1891-1980): Elected 1946 Born: 1891, Rockhampton, Queensland Career: Primary education. Railway worker. Tasmanian Secretary Australian Railways Union 1936-46. > Reginald James Murray (1909-62): Elected 1946 Born: 25 April 1909, Hobart Career: Educated Hobart High School. Clerk, airlines officer. Official Clerks Union. Treasurer Tasmanian ALP. Military Service 1939-47. > Justin Hilary O'Byrne (1912-93): Elected 1946 Born: 1 June 1912, Launceston, Tasmania Career: Educated St Patrick's College, Launceston, Tasmania. Station overseer, Queensland. Military Service 1940-46. Public servant, Launceston. > Burford Sampson (1882-1959): Elected 1925, 1931. Defeated 1937. Elected 1940. Defeated 1946 Died 5 June 1959 --------------------------------------------------------------------