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1917 Australian Senate election
← 1914 5 May 1917 1919 →
18 of the 36 seats in the Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Edward Millen Albert Gardiner
Party Nationalist Labor
Leader's seat New South Wales New South Wales
Seats before 6 30
Seats won 18 0
Seats after 24 12
Seat change Increase18 Decrease18
Popular vote 3,516,354 2,776,648
Percentage 55.37% 43.72
Swing Increase7.60 Decrease8.42

The 1917 Australian Senate election was held on 5 May 1917 to elect 18 of the 36 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 1917 federal election. Each state elected three senators to serve a six-year term beginning on 1 July 1917.[1]

The election was a landslide victory for the Nationalist Party, who won all 18 contested seats to gain control of the Senate.

Australia

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1917 Australian federal election: Senate, National[1][2]
Party Votes % ± Seats
Seats
won 		Not
up 		New
total 		Seat
change
  Nationalist 3,516,354 55.37 +7.60 18 6 24 Increase 18
  Labor 2,776,648 43.72 −8.42 0 12 12 Decrease 18
  Socialist Labor 32,692 0.51 +0.51 0 0 0 Steady
  Independents 24,676 0.39 +0.39 0 0 0 Steady
Total 6,350,370 100.00 – 18 18 36 –
Invalid/blank votes 86,011 3.90 −0.34 – – – –
Turnout 2,202,801 77.69 +4.06 – – – –
Registered voters 2,835,327 – – – – – –

New South Wales

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Millen (re-elected 1) 413,774 55.61
Nationalist Herbert Pratten (elected 2) 407,547 54.78
Nationalist Josiah Thomas (elected 3) 406,892 54.69
Labor David Watson (defeated) 326,411 43.87
Labor Arthur Rae 322,991 43.41
Labor Peter Bowling 321,789 43.25
Socialist Labor James Moroney 12,184 1.64
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 11,983 1.61
Socialist Labor Ludwig Klausen 8,525 1.15
Total formal votes 2,232,096
744,032 voters 		96.17 +1.15
Informal votes 29,625 3.83 −1.15
Turnout 773,657 70.66 +5.81
Party total votes
Nationalist 1,228,213 55.03 +5.59
Labor 971,191 43.51 −7.05
Socialist Labor 32,692 1.46 +1.46

Victoria

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria[2][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Fairbairn (elected 1) 367,402 55.18
Nationalist William Bolton (elected 2) 364,846 54.79
Nationalist William Plain (elected 3) 363,798 54.63
Labor Albert Blakey (defeated) 301,286 45.25
Labor Andrew McKissock (defeated) 297,432 44.67
Labor Edward Findley (defeated) 295,087 44.32
Independent Vida Goldstein 7,768 1.17
Total formal votes 1,997,619
665,873 voters 		96.79 +0.08
Informal votes 22,062 3.21 −0.08
Turnout 687,935 83.92 +4.77
Party total votes
Nationalist 1,096,046 54.87 +8.28
Labor 893,805 44.74 −8.67
Independent 7,768 0.39 +0.39

Queensland

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland[2][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Crawford (elected 1) 163,741 51.05
Nationalist Matthew Reid (elected 2) 163,126 50.86
Nationalist Harry Foll (elected 3) 162,965 50.81
Labor James Stewart (defeated) 154,316 48.11
Labor Harry Turley (defeated) 153,894 47.98
Labor John Mullan (defeated) 153,337 47.81
Independent John Adamson 10,796 3.37
Total formal votes 962,175
320,725 voters 		95.24 −0.53
Informal votes 16,026 4.76 +0.53
Turnout 336,751 89.02 +13.95
Party total votes
Nationalist 489,832 50.91 +8.28
Labor 461,547 47.97 −9.40
Independent 10,796 1.12 +1.12

Western Australia

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Buzacott (re-elected 1) 84,771 68.40
Nationalist George Henderson (re-elected 2) 84,549 68.22
Nationalist Hugh de Largie (re-elected 3) 84,104 67.86
Labor Cyril Bryan 40,822 32.94
Labor George Dennis 38,846 31.34
Labor John Lutey 38,704 31.23
Total formal votes 371,796
123,932 voters 		94.84 +0.17
Informal votes 6,740 5.16 −0.17
Turnout 130,672 77.77 +6.31
Party total votes
Nationalist 253,424 68.16 +21.71
Labor 118,372 31.84 −21.71

South Australia

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia[2][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Guthrie (re-elected 1) 106,408 58.24
Nationalist William Senior (re-elected 2) 103,832 56.83
Nationalist James Rowell (elected 3) 102,700 56.21
Labor Thomas Butterfield 79,751 43.65
Labor Lionel Hill 79,036 43.26
Labor Frank Lundie 76,358 41.80
Total formal votes 548,085
182,695 voters 		95.56 −0.60
Informal votes 8,483 4.44 +0.60
Turnout 191,178 71.93 −8.21
Party total votes
Nationalist 312,940 57.10 +3.73
Labor 235,145 42.90 −3.73

Tasmania

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Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.

1917 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania[2][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Earle (re-elected 1) 46,332 58.26
Nationalist John Keating (re-elected 2) 45,595 57.33
Nationalist Thomas Bakhap (re-elected 3) 43,972 55.29
Labor James Hurst 32,855 41.31
Labor James Belton 32,470 40.83
Labor Walter Woods 31,263 39.31
Independent Cyril Cameron 4,783 6.01
Independent Henry Goodluck 1,329 1.67
Total formal votes 238,599
79,533 voters 		96.28 +0.99
Informal votes 3,075 3.72 −0.99
Turnout 82,608 76.01 −1.51
Party total votes
Nationalist 135,899 56.96 +8.81
Labor 96,588 40.48 −9.28
Independent 6,112 2.56 +0.48

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Barber, Stephen; Johnson, Sue (17 July 2014). "Federal election results 1901–2014" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate NSW". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "1917 Senate NSW by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate VIC". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ^ "1917 Senate VIC by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate QLD". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ "1917 Senate QLD by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate WA". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ^ "1917 Senate WA by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate SA". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  12. ^ "1917 Senate SA by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ Carr, Adam. "1917 Senate TAS". Psephos. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ^ "1917 Senate TAS by candidate". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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