ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1916 ==================================================================== GORDON ==================================================================== Nominations 24 April, polling 2 May 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 1,422 Total votes cast: 1,030 72.4 Informal votes: 24 02.3 Formal votes: 1,006 97.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McDONALD Labor 623 61.9 Arthur Morrisby * 383 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald was MHA for Bass 1915-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Morrisby (1847-1925): Elected 1899, 1905, 1910. Defeated 1916 Died 16 September 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McDonald (1877-1947): Elected 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 24 April, polling 2 May 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 5,451 Votes cast: 3,568 65.5 Informal votes: 47 01.3 Formal votes: 3,521 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vincent W Barker Labor 944 26.8 Dr W E Bottrill 143 04.0 Loudoun M McLeod 639 18.2 Thomas Murdoch * 831 23.6 Francis D Valentine 230 06.6 William M Williams 734 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Barker was MHA for Denison 1912-16. Hughes and Graham identify him as "Barber." 2. Valentine was MHA for Denison 1912-13. 3. The Hobart Mercury (3 May) said that all the candidates apart from Barker were Liberals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bottrill's 143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 10 07.0 954 27.1 McLeod 42 28.2 681 19.3 Murdoch * 21 14.8 852 24.2 Valentine 12 08.5 242 06.9 Williams 60 42.3 794 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 143 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Valentine's 242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 27 11.2 981 27.9 McLeod 93 38.4 774 22.0 Murdoch * 77 31.8 929 26.4 Williams 45 18.6 839 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 242 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McLeod's 774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 49 07.2 1,030 30.0 Murdoch * 308 45.3 1,237 36.1 Williams 323 47.5 1,162 33.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 680 87.9 3,429 97.4 Exhausted 94 12.1 92 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 774 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Barker's 1,030 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murdoch * 222 32.6 1,459 47.4 WILLIAMS 458 67.4 1,620 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 680 66.0 3,079 87.4 Exhausted 350 34.0 442 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,030 3,521 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There are minor discrepancies in these figures. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1914 by. Defeated 1916 Later career: See Hobart (second seat) 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Micah Williams (1851-1924): Elected 1916 Born: 24 May 1851, New Norfolk Career: Grocer, draper. Mayor of Hobart 1915. -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 24 April, polling 2 May 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,148 Votes cast: 1,745 55.4 Informal votes: 41 02.3 Formal votes: 1,704 97.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- F Percy Hart 577 33.9 Hon Peter McCrackan * 483 28.3 William C Oldham 380 22.3 William A Whitaker 264 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,704 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Whitaker's 264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart 114 43.1 691 40.6 McCrackan * 96 36.4 579 34.0 Oldham 54 20.5 434 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264 1,704 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Oldham's 434 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HART 204 47.0 895 52.5 McCrackan * 230 53.0 809 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 434 1,704 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter McCrackan (1844-1928): Elected 1900. Retired 1903. Elected 1904, 1910. Defeated 1916 Died 11 September 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Percy Hart (1860-1945): Elected 1916 Born: 22 August 1860, launceston Career: Merchant, farmer, landowner. Mayor of Launceston 1915-16. Son of William Hart, MLA and MLC. Nephew of John Hart MLC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 3 May 1916