COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Ten senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 440,454 +01.4 Votes cast: 427,593 97.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 24,792 05.8 +05.8 Formal votes: 402,801 94.2 -05.8 Quota for election: 36,619 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward MATTNER * Lib 190,874 47.4 ELECTED 2 Hon George McLeay * Lib 5,422 01.3 Group A Douglas Hannaford * Lib 1,120 00.3 Q:5.462 Rex Pearson Lib 1,171 00.3 Keith Laught Lib 558 00.1 Basil Proctor Lib 871 00.2 Sidney O'FLAHERTY * ALP 194,637 48.3 ELECTED 1 Theophilus Nicholls * ALP 1,250 00.3 Group B John Critchley * ALP 980 00.2 Q:5.449 Alexander Finlay * ALP 502 00.1 John Ryan * ALP 426 00.1 Frederick Ward * ALP 1,749 00.4 Henry Schneider 678 00.2 Q:0.019 John Sendy CPA 1,467 00.4 Q:0.040 John Gartner 1,096 00.3 Q:0.030 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Flaherty's 158,018 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 190,874 47.4 ELECTED 2 McLeay * 219 00.1 5,641 01.4 Hannaford * 52 00.0 1,172 00.3 Pearson 11 00.0 1,182 00.3 Laught 8 00.0 566 00.1 Proctor 17 00.0 888 00.2 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * 156,747 99.2 157,997 39.2 ELECTED 4 Critchley * 408 00.3 1,388 00.3 Finlay * 171 00.1 673 00.2 Ryan * 145 00.1 571 00.1 Ward * 168 00.1 1,917 00.5 Schneider 25 00.0 703 00.2 Sendy 23 00.0 1,490 00.4 Gartner 24 00.0 1,120 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 158,018 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Since O'Flaherty was elected first, his surplus is shown here as being distributed before Mattner's (in fact they were distributed simultaneously), creating the impression that Nicholls was elected before McLeay. Since McLeay was elected with a higher total than Nicholls, he was held to have been elected third. The "ELECTED" numbers on the right give the correct order of election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mattner's 154,255 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * 152,813 99.1 158,454 39.3 ELECTED 3 Hannaford * 686 00.4 1,858 00.5 Pearson 202 00.1 1,384 00.3 Laught 98 00.1 664 00.1 Proctor 125 00.1 1,013 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * 130 00.1 158,127 39.3 ELECTED 4 Critchley * 53 00.0 1,441 00.4 Finlay * 25 00.0 698 00.2 Ryan * 13 00.0 584 00.1 Ward * 32 00.0 1,949 00.5 Schneider 49 00.0 752 00.2 Sendy 4 00.0 1,494 00.4 Gartner 25 00.0 1,145 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 154,255 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McLeay's 121,835 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * 121,380 99.6 123,238 30.6 ELECTED 5 Pearson 225 00.2 1,609 00.4 Laught 38 00.0 702 00.1 Proctor 50 00.0 1,063 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 158,127 39.3 ELECTED 4 Critchley * 68 00.1 1,509 00.4 Finlay * 24 00.0 722 00.2 Ryan * 13 00.0 597 00.1 Ward * 13 00.0 1,962 00.5 Schneider 16 00.0 768 00.2 Sendy 2 00.0 1,496 00.4 Gartner 6 00.0 1,151 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 121,835 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nicholls's 121,508 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * 57 00.0 123,295 30.6 ELECTED 5 Pearson 12 00.0 1,621 00.4 Laught 5 00.0 707 00.2 Proctor 5 00.0 1,068 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 4 CRITCHLEY * 121,148 99.7 122,657 30.5 ELECTED 6 Finlay * 159 00.1 881 00.2 Ryan * 42 00.0 639 00.2 Ward * 55 00.0 2,017 00.5 Schneider 15 00.0 783 00.2 Sendy 8 00.0 1,504 00.4 Gartner 2 00.0 1,153 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 121,508 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hannaford's 86,676 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 5 PEARSON 86,488 99.8 88,109 21.9 ELECTED 7 Laught 70 00.1 777 00.2 Proctor 47 00.1 1,115 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 4 CRITCHLEY * E 122,657 30.5 ELECTED 6 Finlay * 39 00.0 920 00.2 Ryan * 8 00.0 647 00.2 Ward * 6 00.0 2,023 00.5 Schneider 10 00.0 793 00.2 Sendy 4 00.0 1,508 00.4 Gartner 4 00.0 1,157 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,676 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Critchley's 86,038 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 5 PEARSON 52 00.1 88,161 21.9 ELECTED 7 Laught 7 00.0 784 00.2 Proctor 4 00.0 1,119 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 4 CRITCHLEY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 6 FINLAY * 85,867 99.8 86,787 21.5 ELECTED 8 Ryan * 62 00.1 709 00.2 Ward * 34 00.0 2,057 00.5 Schneider 7 00.0 800 00.2 Sendy 1 00.0 1,509 00.4 Gartner 4 00.0 1,161 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,038 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Pearson's 51,542 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 5 PEARSON E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 7 LAUGHT 51,465 99.9 52,249 13.0 ELECTED 9 Proctor 53 00.1 1,172 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 4 CRITCHLEY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 6 FINLAY * E 86,787 21.5 ELECTED 8 Ryan * 13 00.0 722 00.2 Ward * 4 00.0 2,061 00.5 Schneider 4 00.0 804 00.2 Sendy 0 00.0 1,509 00.4 Gartner 3 00.0 1,164 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,542 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Finlay's 50,168 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTNER * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 2 McLEAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 3 HANNAFORD * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 5 PEARSON E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 7 LAUGHT 23 00.0 52,272 13.0 ELECTED 9 Proctor 5 00.0 1,177 00.3 O'FLAHERTY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 1 NICHOLLS * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 4 CRITCHLEY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 6 FINLAY * E 36,619 09.1 ELECTED 8 RYAN * 50,096 99.9 50,818 12.6 ELECTED 10 Ward * 33 00.1 2,094 00.5 Schneider 8 00.0 812 00.2 Sendy 3 00.0 1,512 00.4 Gartner 0 00.0 1,164 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,168 402,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 28 April 1951, backdated to 1 July 1950. Hannaford, McLeay, Mattner, Nicholls and O'Flaherty elected for a term ending 30 June 1956. Critchley, Finlay, Laught, Pearson and Ryan elected for a term ending 30 June 1953. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Owen Critchley (1892-1964): Elected 1946, 1951 > Alexander Finlay (1887-1963): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951 Finlay retired at the 1953 election. Died 2 March 1963 > Douglas Clive Hannaford (1903-67): Elected 1949, 1951 > Keith Alexander Laught (1907-69): Elected 1951 Born: 2 June 1907, Adelaide Career: Educated Scotch College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide. Barrister 1929. Military Service 1940-44. > George McLeay (1894-1955): Elected 1934. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport to 11 May 1951 Minister for Shipping and Transport from 11 May 1951 > Edward William Mattner (1893-1977): Appointed 1944. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951 President of the Senate from 16 June 1951 to 7 September 1953 > Theophilus Martin Nicholls (1894-1977): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951 > Sidney Wainman O'Flaherty (1886-1967): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951 > Rex Whiting Pearson (1905-61): Elected 1951 Born: 13 January 1905, Kadina, South Australia Career: Educated Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. Farmer and grazier at Sandilands, South Australia. State politics: SA MHA for Flinders 1941-51 > John Victor Ryan (1890-1974): Elected 1949, 1951 > Frederick Furner Ward (1873-1954): Elected 1946. Defeated 1951 Died 31 December 1954 --------------------------------------------------------------------