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Australian federal election, 29–30 March 1901[1]
House of Representatives
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Enrolled voters 977,993
Votes cast 502,556 Turnout 51.39
Informal votes 8,469 Informal 1.69
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Protectionist 135,996 27.52% * 27 *
  Free Trade 164,085 33.21% * 25 *
  Labour 90,174 18.25% * 15 *
  Independent 103,832 21.01% * 8 *
Total 494,087     75  

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1901 federal election.

New South Wales

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1901 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
29 March 1901 1903 →
All 26 New South Wales seats in the House of Representatives
Registered329,615
Turnout215,104 (65.26%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
Leader George Reid Edmund Barton No federal leader
Party Free Trade Protectionist Labour
Seats won 12 7 6
Popular vote 87,534 56,042 38,314
Percentage 41.48% 26.56% 18.16%

Barrier

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1901 Australian federal election: Barrier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josiah Thomas[a] 4,649 87.4 +87.4
Independent Benjamin Long 670 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 5,319 96.8
Informal votes 174 3.2
Turnout 5,493 53.4
Labour win (new seat)

Bland

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1901 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson[b] 4,132 57.4 +57.4
Ind. Protectionist Patrick Heffernan 2,271 31.6 +31.6
Free Trade William Lucas 792 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 7,195 97.6
Informal votes 175 2.4
Turnout 7,370 67.0
Labour win (new seat)

Canobolas

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1901 Australian federal election: Canobolas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Brown[a] 4,120 54.2 +54.2
Protectionist Bernhard Wise 3,278 43.1 +43.1
Ind. Protectionist William Melville 153 2.0 +2.0
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Dalveen 54 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 7,605 98.5
Informal votes 112 1.5
Turnout 7,717 70.0
Labour win (new seat)

Cowper

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1901 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Clarke 3,267 38.3 +38.3
Free Trade Robert Davidson 2,866 33.6 +33.6
Ind. Protectionist Hugh McKinnon 2,387 28.0 +28.0
Total formal votes 8,520 98.7
Informal votes 112 1.3
Turnout 8,632 67.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

Dalley

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1901 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Wilks 5,507 50.8 +50.8
Protectionist Reginald Cohen 3,081 28.4 +28.4
Labour Sydney Law 2,245 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 10,833 98.8
Informal votes 131 1.2
Turnout 10,964 72.6
Free Trade win (new seat)

Darling

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1901 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Spence 2,206 44.4 +44.4
Free Trade Thomas Bertram 1,537 31.0 +31.0
Protectionist Patrick Quinn 1,221 24.6 +24.6
Total formal votes 4,964 97.5
Informal votes 128 2.5
Turnout 5,092 57.0
Labour win (new seat)

East Sydney

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1901 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Reid 6,191 68.0 +68.0
Ind. Protectionist Harry Foran 2,139 23.5 +23.5
Ind. Protectionist John Cleary 517 5.7 +5.7
Independent James Toomey 253 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,100 96.7
Informal votes 313 3.3
Turnout 9,413 61.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

Eden-Monaro

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1901 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Austin Chapman 5,451 64.2 +64.2
Ind. Protectionist William Wood 3,041 35.8 +35.8
Total formal votes 8,492 98.5
Informal votes 127 1.5
Turnout 8,619 68.0
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

Gwydir

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1901 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist George Cruickshank 3,522 54.9 +54.9
Labour William Webster 1,869 29.1 +29.1
Free Trade Edward Foxall 871 13.6 +13.6
Ind. Free Trade William Buchanan 157 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 6,419 97.6
Informal votes 156 2.4
Turnout 6,575 50.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

Hume

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1901 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir William Lyne 3,965 54.1 +54.1
Free Trade William Goddard 3,359 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 7,324 98.8
Informal votes 88 1.2
Turnout 7,412 68.2
Protectionist win (new seat)

Hunter

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1901 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edmund Barton unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Illawarra

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1901 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Fuller 5,788 56.9 +56.9
Protectionist Alexander Hay 3,693 36.3 +36.3
Ind. Protectionist Andrew Lysaght 689 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 10,170 98.2
Informal votes 183 1.8
Turnout 10,353 76.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

Lang

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1901 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Francis McLean 7,449 74.5 +74.5
Protectionist James Edwards 1,801 18.0 +18.0
Labour James Watson 632 6.3 +6.3
Ind. Protectionist James Mitchell 111 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 9,993 97.2
Informal votes 292 2.8
Turnout 10,285 85.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

Macquarie

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1901 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith 3,846 53.9 +53.9
Protectionist William Ferguson 3,285 46.1 +46.1
Total formal votes 7,131 98.2
Informal votes 130 1.8
Turnout 7,261 63.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

Newcastle

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1901 Australian federal election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watkins 7,495 64.3 +64.3
Free Trade Owen Gilbert 4,072 34.9 +34.9
Independent Labour John Bailey 95 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 11,662 98.2
Informal votes 218 1.8
Turnout 11,880 97.0
Labour win (new seat)

New England

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1901 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Sawers 4,063 45.8 +45.8
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 3,955 44.6 +44.6
Independent George Simpson 845 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 8,863 98.1
Informal votes 172 1.9
Turnout 9,035 67.3
Protectionist win (new seat)

North Sydney

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1901 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Dugald Thomson 6,584 60.4 +60.4
Ind. Free Trade Edward Clark 4,315 39.6 +39.6
Total formal votes 10,899 98.7
Informal votes 145 1.3
Turnout 11,044 73.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

Parkes

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1901 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Bruce Smith 7,321 73.1 +73.1
Protectionist Robert Thomson 2,284 22.8 +22.8
Independent Labour George Burns 413 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 10,018 98.2
Informal votes 185 1.8
Turnout 10,203 64.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

Parramatta

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1901 Australian federal election: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Joseph Cook 5,778 61.3 +61.3
Protectionist William Sandford 3,646 38.7 +38.7
Total formal votes 9,424 99.0
Informal votes 91 1.0
Turnout 9,515 74.6
Free Trade win (new seat)

Richmond

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1901 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing 3,646 55.3 +55.3
Ind. Protectionist Robert Pyers 2,942 44.7 +44.7
Total formal votes 6,558 97.8
Informal votes 145 2.2
Turnout 6,733 67.0
Protectionist win (new seat)

Riverina

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1901 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter 3,275 53.5 +53.5
Free Trade James Ashton 2,850 46.5 +46.5
Total formal votes 6,125 98.6
Informal votes 86 1.4
Turnout 6,211 62.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

Robertson

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1901 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Henry Willis 3,735 53.0 +53.0
Protectionist Jack FitzGerald 3,307 47.0 +47.0
Total formal votes 7,042 98.1
Informal votes 134 1.9
Turnout 7,176 58.0
Free Trade win (new seat)

South Sydney

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1901 Australian federal election: South Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Edwards 4,693 41.4 +41.4
Labour James McGowen[b] 4,314 38.0 +38.0
Ind. Protectionist Henry Hoyle 2,334 20.6 +20.6
Total formal votes 11,341 98.2
Informal votes 203 1.8
Turnout 11,544 73.2
Free Trade win (new seat)

Wentworth

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1901 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir William McMillan 6,315 68.4 +68.4
Protectionist John Gannon 2,915 31.6 +31.6
Total formal votes 9,230 98.4
Informal votes 153 1.6
Turnout 9,383 70.0
Free Trade win (new seat)

Werriwa

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1901 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 4,025 51.9 +51.9
Protectionist Thomas Rose 3,731 48.1 +48.1
Total formal votes 7,756 98.3
Informal votes 138 1.7
Turnout 7,894 69.9
Free Trade win (new seat)

West Sydney

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1901 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes[a] 6,652 73.7 +73.7
Protectionist James Beer 2,062 22.9 +22.9
Ind. Protectionist James Hanrahan 307 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 9,021 97.0
Informal votes 279 3.0
Turnout 9,300 63.4
Labour win (new seat)

Victoria

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1901 Australian federal election (Victoria)
29 March 1901 1903 →
All 23 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered260,053
Turnout129,558 (49.82%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
Leader Edmund Barton George Reid No federal leader
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labour
Seats won 16 4 2
Popular vote 57,031 30,159 11,156
Percentage 44.38% 23.47% 8.68%
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.

Balaclava

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1901 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir George Turner unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Ballaarat

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1901 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin 4,655 74.5 +74.5
Ind. Protectionist Richard Vale 1,594 25.5 +25.5
Total formal votes 6,249 95.4
Informal votes 29 4.6
Turnout 6,278 47.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

Bendigo

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1901 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir John Quick unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Bourke

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1901 Australian federal election: Bourke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 3,021 34.6 +34.6
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,343 26.8 +26.8
Labour Martin Hannah 1,559 17.8 +17.8
Ind. Protectionist James Rose 1,138 13.0 +13.0
Ind. Protectionist James Mirams 676 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 8,737 99.0
Informal votes 87 1.0
Turnout 8,824 66.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

Corangamite

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1901 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Chester Manifold 3,886 72.2 +72.2
Ind. Protectionist John Woods 1,495 27.8 +27.8
Total formal votes 5,381 99.4
Informal votes 34 0.6
Turnout 5,415 48.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

Corinella

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1901 Australian federal election: Corinella
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McCay 3,836 58.5 +58.5
Free Trade Nicholas Fitzgerald 2,723 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 6,559 99.0
Informal votes 69 1.0
Turnout 6,628 56.8
Protectionist win (new seat)

Corio

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1901 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Richard Crouch 2,710 41.8 +41.8
Ind. Protectionist Jonas Levien 1,580 24.4 +24.4
Ind. Protectionist Angus McNaughton 1,321 20.4 +20.4
Free Trade James Boyd 867 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 6,478 99.1
Informal votes 59 0.9
Turnout 6,537 54.3
Protectionist win (new seat)

Echuca

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1901 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McColl 3,632 54.0 +54.0
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,091 46.0 +46.0
Total formal votes 6,723 99.3
Informal votes 48 0.7
Turnout 6,771 59.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

Flinders

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1901 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Arthur Groom 2,272 39.9 +39.9
Protectionist Louis Smith 1,939 34.0 +34.0
Ind. Protectionist Alfred Downward 1,489 26.1 +26.1
Total formal votes 5,700 99.3
Informal votes 42 0.7
Turnout 5,742 47.2
Free Trade win (new seat)

Gippsland

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1901 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Allan McLean unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Grampians

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1901 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Skene 2,576 49.0 +49.0
Protectionist Alfred Rinder 1,934 36.8 +36.8
Ind. Protectionist Holford Wettenhall 745 14.2 +14.2
Total formal votes 5,255 99.0
Informal votes 54 1.0
Turnout 5,309 49.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

Indi

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1901 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Isaac Isaacs 3,839 65.1 +65.1
Free Trade Thomas Ashworth 2,058 34.9 +34.9
Total formal votes 5,897 99.1
Informal votes 52 0.9
Turnout 5,949 59.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

Kooyong

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1901 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Knox 5,193 57.4 +57.4
Protectionist Theodore Fink 3,026 33.5 +33.5
Ind. Protectionist John Rogers 821 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 9,040 99.5
Informal votes 45 0.5
Turnout 9,085 66.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

Laanecoorie

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1901 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Carty Salmon 3,054 52.1 +52.1
Ind. Protectionist Walter Grose 2,819 47.9 +47.9
Total formal votes 5,864 99.5
Informal votes 30 0.5
Turnout 5,894 58.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

Melbourne

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1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 4,985 60.8 +60.8
Labour William Maloney 3,212 39.2 +39.2
Total formal votes 8,179 99.2
Informal votes 66 0.8
Turnout 8,263 62.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

Melbourne Ports

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1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Samuel Mauger unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Mernda

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1901 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 2,601 45.3 +45.3
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Hunt 2,110 37.8 +37.8
Ind. Protectionist Sydney Stott 1,026 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 5,737 99.1
Informal votes 49 0.9
Turnout 5,786 50.7
Protectionist win (new seat)

Moira

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1901 Australian federal election: Moira
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 2,883 56.2 +56.2
Free Trade John West 2,251 43.8 +43.8
Total formal votes 5,134 99.2
Informal votes 44 0.4
Turnout 5,178 50.8
Protectionist win (new seat)

Northern Melbourne

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1901 Australian federal election: Northern Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Henry Higgins[c] 4,958 59.0 +59.0
Protectionist Robert Barr 1,767 21.0 +21.0
Ind. Protectionist Isaac Selby 1,681 20.0 +20.0
Total formal votes 8,406 99.2
Informal votes 70 0.8
Turnout 8,476 55.5
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

Southern Melbourne

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1901 Australian federal election: Southern Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Ronald 3,211 40.9 +40.9
Protectionist Donald McArthur 2,256 28.8 +28.8
Free Trade Alexander Sutherland 1,865 23.8 +23.8
Ind. Protectionist David Gaunson 513 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 7,845 99.0
Informal votes 77 1.0
Turnout 7,922 62.0
Labour win (new seat)

Wannon

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1901 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Cooke 3,088 44.8 +44.8
Ind. Free Trade Leo Cussen 1,913 27.8 +27.8
Protectionist Louis Horwitz 1,890 27.4 +27.4
Total formal votes 6,891 99.1
Informal votes 60 0.9
Turnout 6,951 61.8
Free Trade win (new seat)

Wimmera

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1901 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 2,372 49.2 +49.2
Free Trade William Irvine 1,832 38.0 +38.0
Ind. Free Trade Henry Williams 617 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 4,821 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,860 49.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

Yarra

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1901 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 3,174 33.1 +33.1
Protectionist William Wilson 2,745 28.6 +28.6
Ind. Protectionist Patrick O'Connor 2,631 27.4 +27.4
Ind. Protectionist John Gahan 1,043 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 9,593 99.0
Informal votes 97 1.0
Turnout 9,690 63.8
Labour win (new seat)

Queensland

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1901 Australian federal election (Queensland)
30 March 1901 1903 →
All 9 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
Registered105,144
Turnout62,656 (59.59%)
  First party
 
LAB
Leader No federal leader
Party Labour
Seats won 4
Popular vote 24,262
Percentage 39.72%
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.

Brisbane

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1901 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 3,351 46.8 +46.8
Labour Daniel Guilfoyle 2,273 31.7 +31.7
Ind. Protectionist Charles Hardie Buzacott 1,538 21.5 +21.5
Total formal votes 7,162 96.9
Informal votes 234 3.1
Turnout 7,396 57.0
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

Capricornia

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1901 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Alexander Paterson 3,632 51.0 +51.0
Labour Wallace Nelson 3,493 49.0 +49.0
Total formal votes 7,125 97.8
Informal votes 160 2.2
Turnout 7,285 68.3
Ind. Free Trade win (new seat)

Darling Downs

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1901 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist William Groom 4,685 78.5 +78.5
Ind. Protectionist Horace Ransome 1,283 21.5 +21.5
Total formal votes 5,968 96.4
Informal votes 224 3.6
Turnout 6,192 56.0
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

Herbert

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1901 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Bamford 3,353 51.6 +51.6
Ind. Protectionist William Brown 3,140 48.4 +48.4
Total formal votes 6,493 96.8
Informal votes 217 3.2
Turnout 6,710 66.6
Labour win (new seat)

Kennedy

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1901 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 3,936 62.9 +62.9
Ind. Free Trade Maurice Barnett 2,325 37.1 +37.1
Total formal votes 6,261 98.1
Informal votes 123 1.9
Turnout 6,384 66.5
Labour win (new seat)

Maranoa

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1901 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Page 2,998 53.3 +53.3
Ind. Free Trade George Bunning 2,629 46.7 +46.7
Total formal votes 5,627 98.9
Informal votes 62 1.1
Turnout 5,689 65.2
Labour win (new seat)

Moreton

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1901 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 2,569 39.4 +39.4
Ind. Protectionist Anthony Darvall 2,099 32.2 +32.2
Ind. Protectionist William Ryott Maughan 1,296 19.9 +19.9
Independent Edward Kretschmer 301 4.6 +4.6
Ind. Protectionist William Kellett 149 2.3 +2.3
Independent Robert Neilson 114 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 6,528 94.4
Informal votes 388 5.6
Turnout 6,916 56.7
Independent Labour win (new seat)

Oxley

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1901 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Richard Edwards 3,753 53.2 +53.2
Labour Harry Turley 3,299 46.8 +46.8
Total formal votes 7,052 99.4
Informal votes 45 0.6
Turnout 7,097 57.8
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

Wide Bay

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1901 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 4,910 55.4 +55.4
Ind. Protectionist John Annear 3,955 44.6 +44.6
Total formal votes 8,865 98.6
Informal votes 122 1.4
Turnout 8,987 71.2
Labour win (new seat)

South Australia

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1901 Australian federal election (South Australia)
30 March 1901 1903 →
All 7 South Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered153,268
Turnout62,982 (40.82%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
Leader George Reid Edmund Barton No federal leader
Party Free Trade Protectionist Labour
Seats won 4 2 1
Popular vote 175,813 116,970 55,633
Percentage 50.21% 33.40% 15.89%

South Australia

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Elected members listed in bold. South Australia elected seven members, with each elector casting up to seven votes.

1901 Australian federal election: South Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Charles Kingston 41,477 65.9 +65.9
Protectionist Sir Langdon Bonython 39,434 62.7 +62.7
Free Trade Paddy Glynn 37,450 59.5 +59.5
Free Trade Frederick Holder 37,424 59.5 +59.5
Labour Lee Batchelor 31,614 50.3 +50.3
Free Trade Vaiben Louis Solomon 27,030 43.0 +43.0
Free Trade Alexander Poynton 25,864 41.1 +41.1
Labour Thomas Price 24,019 38.2 +38.2
Protectionist Robert Caldwell 21,102 33.6 +33.6
Free Trade Henry Baker 15,760 25.1 +25.1
Free Trade Crawford Vaughan 11,874 18.9 +18.9
Free Trade Richard Wood 11,054 17.6 +17.6
Free Trade Thomas Webb 9,357 14.9 +14.9
Protectionist John Cooke 8,947 14.2 +14.2
Protectionist John O'Connell 3,152 5.0 +5.0
Protectionist George Wyld 2,858 4.6 +4.6
Independent George Mitchell 1,745 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 350,161 98.4
Informal votes 985 1.6
Turnout 62,982 40.8

Western Australia

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1901 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
29 March 1901 1903 →
All 5 Western Australian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered91,043
Turnout25,655 (28.18%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
Leader George Reid No federal leader Edmund Barton
Party Free Trade Labour Protectionist
Seats won 2 2 1
Popular vote 11,218 8,494 2,310
Percentage 44.16% 33.44% 9.09%

Coolgardie

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1901 Australian federal election: Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Mahon 3,329 52.8 +52.8
Free Trade John Archibald 2,974 47.2 +47.2
Total formal votes 6,303
Labour win (new seat)

Fremantle

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1901 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Elias Solomon 2,870 56.7 +56.7
Labour Tom O'Beirne 1,831 36.2 +36.2
Ind. Free Trade Charles Jones 262 5.2 +5.2
Ind. Free Trade William Adcock 102 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 5,065 97.2
Informal votes 148 2.8
Turnout 5,213 31.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

Kalgoorlie

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1901 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Kirwan 5,374 64.1 +64.1
Ind. Free Trade John Hopkins 3,015 35.9 +35.9
Total formal votes 8,389 44.6
Free Trade win (new seat)

Perth

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1901 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Fowler[a] 3,334 59.1 +59.1
Protectionist Michael Cavanagh 2,310 40.9 +40.9
Total formal votes 5,644 98.2
Informal votes 106 1.8
Turnout 5,750 31.1
Labour win (new seat)

Swan

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1901 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir John Forrest unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

Tasmania

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1901 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
29 March 1901 1903 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
Registered38,870
Turnout18,575 (47.79%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader George Reid Edmund Barton
Party Free Trade Protectionist
Seats won 3 1
Popular vote 10,058 3,903
Percentage 55.75% 21.63%

Tasmania

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1901 Australian federal election: Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir Edward Braddon 4,720 26.2 +26.2
Independent Labour King O'Malley[d] 3,940 21.9 +21.9
Free Trade Norman Cameron 2,092 11.6 +11.6
Free Trade Frederick Piesse 1,816 9.9 +9.9
Protectionist Sir Philip Fysh 1,794 9.9 +9.9
Free Trade William Hartnoll 1,430 7.9 +7.9
Protectionist James Whitelaw 1,167 6.5 +6.5
Protectionist Charles Fenton 942 5.2 +5.2
Independent David Blanchard 140 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 18,041 97.1
Informal votes 533 2.9
Turnout 18,575 47.8

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Also endorsed by the Free Trade Party.[2][3]
  2. ^ a b Also endorsed by the Protectionist Party.[2]
  3. ^ Also endorsed by the Labour Party, but joined the Protectionists in Parliament.[4]
  4. ^ Sometimes classed as an Independent Protectionist, but joined the Labour Party Caucus in Parliament.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "1901 legislative election: House of Representatives". Psephos. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 29-30 March 1901 – New South Wales". Psephos. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 29-30 March 1901 – Western Australia". Psephos. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ Carr, Adam. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 29-30 March 1901 – Victoria". Psephos. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Carr, Adam. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 29-30 March 1901 – Tasmania". Psephos. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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