COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Seven senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 315,771 +05.1 Votes cast: 301,329 95.4 +02.5 Informal votes: 30,058 10.0 +02.3 Formal votes: 271,271 90.0 -02.3 Quota for election: 33,909 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard NASH * ALP 112,438 41.4 ELECTED 1 Hon James Fraser * ALP 5,191 01.9 Group A Donald Willesee ALP 3,498 01.3 Q:3.688 Robert Clothier * ALP 3,940 01.5 Alexander Jolly CPA 3,988 01.5 Group B Kevin Healy CPA 480 00.2 Q:0.145 Marjorie Williams CPA 437 00.2 Agnes ROBERTSON Lib 109,685 40.4 ELECTED 2 Edmund Piesse CP 12,197 04.5 Group C Victor Vincent Lib 6,133 02.3 Q:3.933 Malcolm Scott Lib 1,751 00.6 Hubert Malcolm Lib 3,603 01.3 Robert Salter 1,274 00.5 Q:0.039 William Fitzgerald 969 00.4 Q:0.029 Frederick Swaine 643 00.2 Q:0.019 Mary McKinlay 1,742 00.6 Q:0.051 Carlyle Ferguson 3,302 01.2 Q:0.097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Each state elected seven Senators because of the enlargement of the Senate. The first five Senators chosen were elected to six-year terms, while the last two Senators chosen were elected for three- year terms, joined the continuing Senators elected in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nash's 78,529 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * 75,645 96.3 80,836 29.8 ELECTED 3 Willesee 1,085 01.4 4,583 01.7 Clothier * 1,089 01.4 5,029 01.9 Jolly 260 00.3 4,248 01.6 Healy 96 00.1 576 00.2 Williams 37 00.0 474 00.2 ROBERTSON E 109,685 40.4 ELECTED 2 Piesse 102 00.1 12,299 04.5 Vincent 41 00.1 6,174 02.3 Scott 20 00.0 1,771 00.7 Malcolm 18 00.0 3,621 01.3 Salter 25 00.0 1,299 00.5 Fitzgerald 11 00.0 980 00.4 Swaine 37 00.0 680 00.3 McKinlay 23 00.0 1,765 00.7 Ferguson 40 00.1 3,342 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,529 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robertson's 75,776 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * 143 00.2 80,979 29.9 ELECTED 3 Willesee 21 00.0 4,604 01.7 Clothier * 25 00.0 5,054 01.9 Jolly 40 00.1 4,288 01.6 Healy 13 00.0 589 00.2 Williams 36 00.0 510 00.2 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE 73,425 96.9 85,724 31.6 ELECTED 4 Vincent 878 01.2 7,052 02.6 Scott 329 00.4 2,100 00.8 Malcolm 339 00.4 3,960 01.5 Salter 68 00.1 1,367 00.5 Fitzgerald 48 00.1 1,028 00.4 Swaine 52 00.1 732 00.3 McKinlay 217 00.3 1,982 00.7 Ferguson 142 00.2 3,484 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,776 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Piesse's 51,815 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 80,979 29.9 ELECTED 3 Willesee 54 00.1 4,658 01.7 Clothier * 16 00.0 5,070 01.9 Jolly 28 00.1 4,316 01.6 Healy 6 00.0 595 00.2 Williams 10 00.0 520 00.2 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT 51,057 98.5 58,109 21.4 ELECTED 5 Scott 273 00.5 2,373 00.9 Malcolm 183 00.4 4,143 01.5 Salter 33 00.1 1,400 00.5 Fitzgerald 21 00.0 1,049 00.4 Swaine 23 00.0 755 00.3 McKinlay 60 00.1 2,042 00.8 Ferguson 51 00.1 3,535 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,815 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fraser's 47,070 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE 46,031 97.8 50,689 18.7 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 823 01.7 5,893 02.2 Jolly 51 00.1 4,367 01.6 Healy 23 00.0 618 00.2 Williams 11 00.0 531 00.2 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT 59 00.1 58,168 21.4 ELECTED 5 Scott 10 00.0 2,383 00.9 Malcolm 6 00.0 4,149 01.5 Salter 10 00.0 1,410 00.5 Fitzgerald 8 00.0 1,057 00.4 Swaine 9 00.0 764 00.3 McKinlay 10 00.0 2,052 00.8 Ferguson 19 00.0 3,554 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,070 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Vincent's 24,259 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 50,689 18.7 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 11 00.0 5,904 02.2 Jolly 6 00.0 4,373 01.6 Healy 4 00.0 622 00.2 Williams 1 00.0 532 00.2 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 24,065 99.2 26,448 09.7 Malcolm 132 00.5 4,281 01.6 Salter 15 00.1 1,425 00.5 Fitzgerald 3 00.0 1,060 00.4 Swaine 3 00.0 767 00.3 McKinlay 9 00.0 2,061 00.8 Ferguson 10 00.0 3,564 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,259 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Willesee's 16,780 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 16,731 99.7 22,635 08.3 Jolly 19 00.1 4,392 01.6 Healy 4 00.0 626 00.2 Williams 3 00.0 535 00.2 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 12 00.1 26,460 09.8 Malcolm 2 00.0 4,283 01.6 Salter 2 00.0 1,427 00.5 Fitzgerald 2 00.0 1,062 00.4 Swaine 1 00.0 768 00.3 McKinlay 2 00.0 2,063 00.8 Ferguson 2 00.0 3,566 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,780 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Williams's 535 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 84 15.7 22,719 08.4 Jolly 94 17.6 4,486 01.7 Healy 251 46.9 877 00.3 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 37 06.9 26,497 09.8 Malcolm 12 02.2 4,295 01.6 Salter 8 01.5 1,435 00.5 Fitzgerald 5 00.9 1,067 00.4 Swaine 7 01.3 775 00.3 McKinlay 26 04.9 2,089 00.8 Ferguson 11 02.1 3,577 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 535 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Swaine's 775 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 104 13.4 22,823 08.4 Jolly 22 02.8 4,508 01.7 Healy 26 03.4 903 00.3 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 97 12.5 26,594 09.8 Malcolm 28 03.6 4,323 01.6 Salter 69 08.9 1,504 00.5 Fitzgerald 109 14.1 1,176 00.4 McKinlay 135 17.4 2,224 00.8 Ferguson 185 23.9 3,762 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 775 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Healey's 903 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 210 23.3 23,033 08.5 Jolly 557 61.7 5,065 01.9 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 43 04.8 26,637 09.8 Malcolm 19 02.1 4,342 01.6 Salter 23 02.5 1,527 00.6 Fitzgerald 18 02.0 1,194 00.4 McKinlay 15 01.7 2,239 00.8 Ferguson 18 02.0 3,780 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 903 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Fitzgerald's 1,194 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 197 16.5 23,230 08.6 Jolly 24 02.0 5,089 01.9 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 316 26.5 26,953 09.9 Malcolm 43 03.6 4,385 01.6 Salter 270 22.6 1,797 00.7 McKinlay 153 12.8 2,392 00.9 Ferguson 191 16.0 3,971 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,194 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Salter's 1,797 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 94 05.2 23,324 08.6 Jolly 35 01.9 5,124 01.9 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 231 12.9 27,184 10.0 Malcolm 41 02.3 4,426 01.6 McKinlay 1,228 68.3 3,620 01.3 Ferguson 168 09.3 4,139 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,797 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: McKinlay's 3,620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 331 09.1 23,655 08.7 Jolly 46 01.3 5,170 01.9 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 1,038 28.7 28,222 10.4 Malcolm 179 04.9 4,605 01.7 Ferguson 2,026 56.0 6,165 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,620 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Malcolm's 4,605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 104 02.3 23,759 08.8 Jolly 33 00.7 5,203 01.9 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 4,238 92.0 32,460 12.0 Ferguson 230 05.0 6,395 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,605 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Jolly's 5,203 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 4,279 82.2 28,038 10.3 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 Scott 602 11.6 33,062 12.2 Ferguson 322 06.2 6,717 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,203 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th count: Ferguson's 6,717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NASH * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 1 FRASER * E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 3 WILLESEE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 6 Clothier * 1,388 20.7 29,426 10.8 ROBERTSON E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 2 PIESSE E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 4 VINCENT E 33,909 12.5 ELECTED 5 SCOTT 5,329 79.3 38,391 14.2 ELECTED 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,717 271,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willesee and Scott began their terms 22 February 1950. Fraser, Nash, Piesse, Robertson and Vincent began their terms 1 July 1950. Fraser, Nash, Piesse, Robertson and Vincent elected for a term ending 30 June 1956. Willesee and Scott elected for a term ending 30 June 1953 (because of the enlargent of the Senate). Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1953): Dorothy TANGNEY (ALP), John HARRIS (ALP), Joseph COOKE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willesee and Scott began their terms on 22 February 1950 because they had been elected to fill the two short-term vacancies created by the enlargement of the Senate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Ernest Clothier (1877-1964): Elected 1937, 1943. Defeated 1949 Died 31 May 1964 > Joseph Alfred Cooke (1904-81): Elected 1946 > James Mackintosh Fraser (1908-70): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949 > John Harris (1890-1974): Elected 1946 > Richard Harry Nash (1890-1951): Elected 1943, 1949 > Edmund Stephen Roper Piesse (1900-52): Elected 1949 Born: 5 January 1900, Katanning, Western Australia Career: Educated Guildford Grammar School, Perth. Farmer and grazier at Katanning, Western Australia. Company director. > Agnes Robertson (1882-1968): Elected 1949 Born: 31 July 1882, Adelaide Career: Educated various schools, in Western Australia from 1890s. Teacher. Active in Teachers Union. Presbyterian lay preacher. Secretary of numerous community organizations. > Malcolm Fox Scott (1911-89): Elected 1949 Born: 11 May 1911, Bridgetown, Western Australia Career: Educated Scotch College, Perth. Master pearler, Broome, Western Australia, farmer at Bridgetown, Western Australia. > Dorothy Margaret Tangney (1911-85): Elected 1943, 1946 > Victor Seddon Vincent (1908-64): Elected 1949 Born: 1908, Leonora, Western Australia Career: Educated Scotch College, Perth, University of Western Australia. Barrister, practising in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, from 1931. Military Service 1939-45. Kalgoorlie Municipal Council. President, Kalgoorlie Chamber of Commerce. > Donald Robert Willesee (1916-2003): Elected 1949 Born: 14 April 1916, Derby, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools. Postal clerk, Carnarvon, Western Australia. Telegraphist, Perth. Acting Secretary and Welfare Officer, Postal Institute 1944-49. --------------------------------------------------------------------