1906 Australian Senate election

none March 2023 April 2022 parliamentary no 12 December 1906 1903 Australian Senate election 1903 1910 Australian Senate election 1910 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate 18 Portrait of Sir Josiah Symon (cropped).jpg Josiah Symon Free Trade Party South Australia 13 12 17 4 469,917 47.4% 12.2pp Gregor McGregor1.jpg Gregor McGregor Australian Labour Party South Australia 14 5 15 1 384,171 38.7% 11.4pp Thomas Playford - Hammer & Co (cropped).jpg Tom Playford Protectionist Party South Australia 8 1 3 5 92,931 9.4% 8.1pp The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1906 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 January 1907. Australia +Senate 1906–10 (FPTP BV) – Turnout 50.21% (Non-CV) – Informal 93.6http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senate1.txt Election of 12 December 1906 Senate: National summary Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 21 February 2017alt=|center|300x300px Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change   Anti-SocialistThe figures for the Anti-Socialist Party include Joseph Vardon (SA), whose election was subsequently declared void, and Henry Dobson (Tas), who was elected as part of the Revenue Tariff Party. 469,917 47.4 +12.2 12 17 4   Labour 384,171 38.7 +11.4 5 15 1   Protectionist 92,931 9.4 −8.1 1 3 5 Total 991,850     18 36 Invalid/blank votes 67,318 6.4 –5.2 Turnout 1,059,168 50.2 Registered voters 2,109,562Source: Psephos: 1906 Senate New South Wales Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales1906 Senate New South Wales http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senatensw.txt Carr Adam Psephos Anti-socialist Albert Gould (re-elected 1) 197,663 55.9 Anti-socialist James Walker (re-elected 2) 194,335 55.0 Anti-socialist Edward Millen (re-elected 3) 191,353 54.2 Labour Allan McDougall 148,728 42.1 Labour George Clark 146,997 41.6 Labour Greg McGirr 138,592 39.2 Socialist Labor James Moroney 15,941 4.5 Socialist Labor Thomas Batho 14,316 4.1 Socialist Labor John Willcox 12,035 3.4 1,059,960353,320 voters 92.7 −2.4 28,016 7.3 +2.4 381,336 51.7 +4.5 Anti-socialist 583,351 55.0 Labour 434,317 41.0 Socialist Labor 42,292 4.0 Queensland Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland1906 Senate Queensland http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senateqld.txt Carr Adam Psephos Anti-socialist Thomas Chataway (elected 1) 60,738 51.8 Anti-socialist Robert Sayers (elected 2) 58,824 50.2 Anti-socialist Anthony St Ledger (elected 3) 57,687 49.2 Labour William Higgs (defeated) 54,176 46.2 Labour James Griffith 46,805 39.9 Labour Jens Lundager 46,584 39.7 Independent Labour Anderson Dawson (defeated) 26,771 22.8 351,585117,195 voters 94.1 7,344 5.9 124,539 45.9 Anti-socialist 177,249 50.4 Labour 147,565 42.0 Independent Labour 26,771 7.6 South Australia Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia1906 Senate South Australia http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senatesa.txt Carr Adam Psephos Anti-socialist Sir Josiah Symon (re-elected 1) 33,597 49.6 Labour William Russell (elected 2) 31,796 46.9 Anti-socialist Joseph Vardon (elected 3)Void The election of Anti-Socialist senator Joseph Vardon was declared void on 31 May 1907.Blundell v Vardon 1907 HCA 75 (1907) 4 CLR 1463. 31,489 46.5 Labour Dugald Crosby 31,455 46.4 Labour Reginald Blundell 31,366 46.3 Anti-socialist David Charleston 30,608 45.2 Protectionist Thomas Playford (defeated) 13,035 19.2 203,34667,782 voters 96.1 −1.7 2,735 3.9 +1.7 70,517 36.5 Anti-socialist 95,684 47.1 Labour 94,617 46.5 Protectionist 13,035 6.4 Tasmania Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania1906 Senate Tasmania http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senatetas.txt Carr Adam Psephos Anti-socialist Cyril Cameron (elected 1) 25,089 53.7 Anti-socialist John Clemons (re-elected 2) 24,844 51.1 protectionist John Keating (re-elected 3) 23,862 51.1 Anti-socialist Norman Ewing 23,390 50.1 Labour David O'Keefe (defeated) 22,128 47.4 Labour James Guy 20,748 44.4 140,06146,687 voters 95.5 2,192 4.5 48,879 54.2 Anti-socialist 73,323 52.4 Labour 42,876 30.6 Protectionist 23,862 17.0 Victoria Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria1906 Senate Victoria http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senatevic.txt Carr Adam Psephos Anti-socialist Sir Simon Fraser (re-elected 1) 188,299 52.6 Anti-socialist James McColl (elected 2) 185,906 52.0 Labour Edward Russell (elected 3) 131,500 36.8 Labour Tom Tunnecliffe 131,071 36.6 protectionist James Styles (defeated) 116,599 32.6 Anti-socialist Thomas Skene 105,929 29.6 Labour Stephen Barker 88,511 24.7 Protectionist Alexander Ramsay 87,385 24.4 protectionist Charles Atkins 37,912 10.6 1,073,112357,704 voters 93.8 −4.0 23,481 6.2 +4.0 381,185 56.7 +5.5 Anti-socialist 480,134 44.7 Labour 351,082 32.7 Protectionist 241,896 22.5 Western Australia Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes. 1906 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia1906 Senate Western Australia http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1906/1906senatewa.txt Carr Adam Psephos Labour George Pearce (re-elected 1) 28,852 58.7 Labour Ted Needham (elected 2) 26,938 54.8 Labour Patrick Lynch (elected 3) 26,270 47.0 western australian party Henry Mills 23,121 47.0 western australian party Charles Clarke 21,540 43.8 western australian party Edward Wittenoom 20,765 42.2 147,48649,162 voters 93.3 3,550 6.7 52,712 36.2 Labour 82,060 55.6 western australian party 65,426 44.4 See also Candidates of the 1906 Australian federal election Results of the 1906 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) Members of the Australian Senate, 1907–1910 Notes References Category:1906 elections in Australia Senate 1906 Category:Australian Senate elections