COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== VICTORIA (Four senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,345,537 +05.5 Votes cast: 1,261,374 93.7 -02.7 Informal votes: 92,466 07.3 -01.3 Formal votes: 1,168,908 92.7 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albion HENDRICKSON ALP 625,906 53.5 ELECTED 1 Charles Sandford ALP 9,253 00.8 Group A Frederick Katz ALP 3,300 00.3 John Devlin ALP 9,591 00.8 Charles Brand * Lib 488,388 41.8 Group B Alexander Fraser * CP 13,839 01.2 Hon John Leckie * Lib 6,517 00.6 William Moss CP 12,114 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,168,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria elected four Senators because of the death of Richard Keane, a long-term Senator, in 1946. The fourth Senator elected filled the remainder of Keane's term. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy: Hendrickson elected with an absolute majority of first preference votes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Hendrickson's 625,906 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDRICKSON E ELECTED 1 SANDFORD 614,874 98.2 624,127 53.4 ELECTED 2 Katz 4,365 00.7 7,665 00.7 Devlin 2,401 00.4 11,992 01.0 Brand * 2,366 00.4 490,754 42.0 Fraser * 1,115 00.2 14,954 01.3 Leckie * 463 00.1 6,980 00.6 Moss 322 00.1 12,436 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 625,906 1,168,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Hendrickson's 625,906 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDRICKSON E ELECTED 1 SANDFORD E 9,253 00.8 ELECTED 2 KATZ 613,783 98.1 617,083 52.8 ELECTED 3 Devlin 5,388 00.9 14,979 01.3 Brand * 3,924 00.6 492,312 42.1 Fraser * 1,592 00.3 15,431 01.3 Leckie * 724 00.1 7,241 00.6 Moss 495 00.1 12,609 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 625,906 1,168,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy: Hendrickson's 625,906 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDRICKSON E ELECTED 1 SANDFORD E 9,253 00.8 ELECTED 2 KATZ E 3,300 00.3 ELECTED 3 DEVLIN 616,631 98.5 626,222 53.6 ELECTED 4 Brand * 5,655 00.9 494,043 42.3 Fraser * 2,009 00.3 15,848 01.4 Leckie * 929 00.1 7,446 00.6 Moss 682 00.1 12,796 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 625,906 1,168,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Devlin's term began 28 September 1946. Hendrickson's, Sandford's and Katz's terms began 1 July 1947. Hendrickson, Katz and Sandford elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. Devlin elected for a term ending 30 June 1950 (remainder of Keane's term). Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1950): Hon Donald CAMERON (ALP), James SHEEHAN (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser's term ended and Devlin's term began on 28 September 1946 because Fraser had been appointed to the remainder of Senator Richard Keane's term in 1946. Since Keane's term was technically unexpired, Devlin was held to have replaced Fraser from the date of the election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles Henry Brand (1873-1961): Elected 1934, 1940. Defeated 1946 Died 31 July 1961 > Donald Cameron (1878-1962): Elected 1937, 1943 Postmaster-General > John Joseph Devlin (1900-57): Elected 1946 Born: 6 June 1900, Violet Town, Victoria Career: Educated state schools. Farmer at Violet Town, Victoria. Violet Town Shire Council 1927-57, President. > Alexander John Fraser (1892-1965): Appointed 1946. Defeated 1946 Later career: Vic MLA for Grant 1950-52, Caulfield East 1955-58, Caulfield 1958-65. Minister for State Development 1959, Minister for Forests 1959-61. Died 8 July 1965 > Albion Hendrickson (1897-1977): Elected 1946 Born: 18 December 1897 Career: Educated state schools, Maryborough, Victoria. Military Service 1915-18. Public servant. Official, Australian Postal Workers Union. Private Secretary to Senator Hon Richard Keane. > Frederick Katz (1887-1960): Elected 1946 Born: 1887, Adelaide Career: Primary education. To Victoria 1898. Clerk. Secretary Federated Clerks Union, Miscellaneous Workers Union. President Victorian Trades Hall Council. > John William Leckie (1872-1947): Elected 1934, 1940. Defeated 1946 Died 25 September 1947 > Charles Walter Sandford (1895-1966): Elected 1946 Born: 1895, Victoria Career: Primary education. Railway worker. Military Service 1914-18. Official, Australian Railways Union. Public servant during World War II. > James Michael Sheehan (1889-1967): Appointed 1938. Defeated 1940. Elected 1943 --------------------------------------------------------------------