COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Ten senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 710,518 +01.9 Votes cast: 676,850 95.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 31,793 04.7 -02.4 Formal votes: 645,057 95.3 +02.4 Quota for election: 58,642 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Walter COOPER * CP 358,028 55.5 ELECTED 1 Hon Neil O'Sullivan * Lib 2,312 00.4 Group A Annabelle Rankin * Lib 3,464 00.5 Q:6.254 Edmund Maher * CP 1,019 00.2 Ian Wood * Lib 1,173 00.2 Roy Kendall * Lib 764 00.1 Fred Paterson CPA 8,276 01.3 Group B Max Julius CPA 164 00.0 Q:0.153 Alexander MacDonald CPA 204 00.0 William Falls CPA 66 00.0 Thomas Millar CPA 71 00.0 James Peterson CPA 215 00.0 Benjamin COURTICE * ALP 255,437 39.6 ELECTED 2 Archibald Benn * ALP 397 00.1 Group C Hon Gordon Brown * ALP 1,113 00.2 Q:4.418 Condon Byrne ALP 633 00.1 Samuel Martin ALP 209 00.0 Robert Elliott ALP 1,281 00.2 John Barnes 7,437 01.2 Q:0.127 Clifford Banks 2,794 00.4 Q:0.048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Barnes was Qld MLA for Bundaberg 1941-50. 2. Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. He was the only Communist ever elected to an Australian parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 299,386 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * 297,530 99.4 299,842 46.5 ELECTED 3 Rankin * 932 00.3 4,396 00.7 Maher * 218 00.1 1,237 00.2 Wood * 188 00.1 1,361 00.2 Kendall * 83 00.0 847 00.1 Paterson 114 00.0 8,390 01.3 Julius 23 00.0 187 00.0 MacDonald 19 00.0 223 00.0 Falls 6 00.0 72 00.0 Millar 7 00.0 78 00.0 Peterson 10 00.0 225 00.0 COURTICE * E 255,437 39.6 ELECTED 2 Benn * 64 00.0 461 00.1 Brown * 29 00.0 1,142 00.2 Byrne 5 00.0 638 00.1 Martin 3 00.0 212 00.0 Elliott 9 00.0 1,290 00.2 Barnes 132 00.0 7,569 01.2 Banks 14 00.0 2,808 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 299,386 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Courtice's 196,795 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * 110 00.1 299,952 46.5 ELECTED 3 Rankin * 45 00.0 4,441 00.7 Maher * 13 00.0 1,250 00.2 Wood * 15 00.0 1,376 00.2 Kendall * 5 00.0 852 00.1 Paterson 76 00.0 8,466 01.3 Julius 8 00.0 195 00.0 MacDonald 12 00.0 235 00.0 Falls 4 00.0 76 00.0 Millar 3 00.0 81 00.0 Peterson 5 00.0 230 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * 195,913 99.6 196,374 30.4 ELECTED 4 Brown * 267 00.1 1,409 00.2 Byrne 79 00.0 717 00.1 Martin 34 00.0 246 00.0 Elliott 52 00.0 1,342 00.2 Barnes 137 00.1 7,706 01.2 Banks 17 00.0 2,825 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 196,795 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: O'Sullivan's 241,310 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * 241,110 99.9 245,551 38.1 ELECTED 5 Maher * 94 00.0 1,344 00.2 Wood * 30 00.0 1,406 00.2 Kendall * 19 00.0 871 00.1 Paterson 10 00.0 8,476 01.3 Julius 2 00.0 197 00.0 MacDonald 6 00.0 241 00.0 Falls 2 00.0 78 00.0 Millar 0 00.0 81 00.0 Peterson 2 00.0 232 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 196,374 30.4 ELECTED 4 Brown * 13 00.0 1,422 00.2 Byrne 2 00.0 719 00.1 Martin 2 00.0 248 00.0 Elliott 2 00.0 1,344 00.2 Barnes 13 00.0 7,719 01.2 Banks 3 00.0 2,828 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 241,310 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Benn's 137,732 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * 20 00.0 245,571 38.1 ELECTED 5 Maher * 4 00.0 1,348 00.2 Wood * 2 00.0 1,408 00.2 Kendall * 0 00.0 871 00.1 Paterson 11 00.0 8,487 01.3 Julius 3 00.0 200 00.0 MacDonald 1 00.0 242 00.0 Falls 1 00.0 79 00.0 Millar 1 00.0 82 00.0 Peterson 1 00.0 233 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * 137,631 99.9 139,053 21.6 ELECTED 6 Byrne 31 00.0 750 00.1 Martin 4 00.0 252 00.0 Elliott 10 00.0 1,354 00.2 Barnes 11 00.0 7,730 01.2 Banks 1 00.0 2,829 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 137,732 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rankin's 186,929 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 5 MAHER * 186,781 99.9 188,129 29.2 ELECTED 7 Wood * 70 00.0 1,478 00.2 Kendall * 24 00.0 895 00.1 Paterson 15 00.0 8,502 01.3 Julius 1 00.0 201 00.0 MacDonald 6 00.0 248 00.0 Falls 0 00.0 79 00.0 Millar 0 00.0 82 00.0 Peterson 0 00.0 233 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * E 139,053 21.6 ELECTED 6 Byrne 15 00.0 765 00.1 Martin 0 00.0 252 00.0 Elliott 2 00.0 1,356 00.2 Barnes 12 00.0 7,742 01.2 Banks 3 00.0 2,832 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 186,929 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Brown's 80,411 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 5 MAHER * 8 00.0 188,137 29.2 ELECTED 7 Wood * 4 00.0 1,482 00.2 Kendall * 1 00.0 896 00.1 Paterson 5 00.0 8,507 01.3 Julius 0 00.0 201 00.0 MacDonald 0 00.0 248 00.0 Falls 3 00.0 82 00.0 Millar 1 00.0 83 00.0 Peterson 1 00.0 234 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 6 BYRNE 80,360 99.9 81,125 12.6 ELECTED 8 Martin 12 00.0 264 00.0 Elliott 6 00.0 1,362 00.2 Barnes 9 00.0 7,751 01.2 Banks 1 00.0 2,833 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,411 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Maher's 129,495 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 5 MAHER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * 129,448 100.0 130,930 20.3 ELECTED 9 Kendall * 19 00.0 915 00.1 Paterson 10 00.0 8,517 01.3 Julius 1 00.0 202 00.0 MacDonald 1 00.0 249 00.0 Falls 3 00.0 85 00.0 Millar 0 00.0 83 00.0 Peterson 0 00.0 234 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 6 BYRNE E 81,125 12.6 ELECTED 8 Martin 6 00.0 270 00.0 Elliott 0 00.0 1,362 00.2 Barnes 6 00.0 7,757 01.2 Banks 1 00.0 2,834 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 129,495 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Byrne's 22,483 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 5 MAHER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * 2 00.0 130,932 20.3 ELECTED 9 Kendall * 1 00.0 916 00.1 Paterson 1 00.0 8,518 01.3 Julius 1 00.0 203 00.0 MacDonald 0 00.0 249 00.0 Falls 0 00.0 85 00.0 Millar 0 00.0 83 00.0 Peterson 0 00.0 234 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 6 BYRNE E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 8 Martin 22,474 100.0 22,744 03.5 Elliott 2 00.0 1,364 00.2 Barnes 2 00.0 7,759 01.2 Banks 0 00.0 2,834 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,483 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Wood's 72,290 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 1 O'SULLIVAN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 3 RANKIN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 5 MAHER * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 9 KENDALL * 72,268 100.0 73,184 11.3 ELECTED 10 Paterson 8 00.0 8,526 01.3 Julius 0 00.0 203 00.0 MacDonald 1 00.0 250 00.0 Falls 1 00.0 86 00.0 Millar 1 00.0 84 00.0 Peterson 0 00.0 234 00.0 COURTICE * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 2 BENN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 4 BROWN * E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 6 BYRNE E 58,642 09.1 ELECTED 8 Martin 5 00.0 22,749 03.5 Elliott 0 00.0 1,364 00.2 Barnes 5 00.0 7,764 01.2 Banks 1 00.0 2,835 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,290 645,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 28 April 1951, backdated to 1 July 1950. Benn, Cooper, Courtice, Rankin and O'Sullivan elected for a term ending 30 June 1956. Brown, Byrne, Kendall, Maher and Wood elected to a term ending 30 June 1953. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archibald Malcolm Benn (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951 > Gordon Brown (1885-1967): Elected 1931, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951 > Condon Bryan Byrne (1910-93): Elected 1951 Born: 25 May 1910, Yea, Victoria Career: Educated Christian Brothers College, Brisbane, University of Queensland. Barrister. Queensland public servant. Private Secretary to Queensland Attorney-General. > Walter Jackson Cooper (1891-1973): Elected 1928. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1940, 1946, 1951 Minister for Repatriation > Benjamin Courtice (1886-1972): Appointed 1937. Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951 > Roy Kendall (1899-1972): Elected 1949, 1951 > Edmund Bede Maher (1891-1982): Elected 1949, 1951 > Neil O'Sullivan (1900-68): Elected 1946, 1951 Minister for Trade and Customs > Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin (1908-86): Elected 1946, 1951 > Ian Alexander Christie Wood (1901-92): Elected 1949, 1951 --------------------------------------------------------------------