1914 Australian House of Representatives election

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1914 federal election.

Australian federal election, 5 September 1914^[1] House of Representatives << 1913â1917 >>
Enrolled voters		2,811,515
Votes cast		1,726,906		Turnout	73.53	+0.04
Informal votes		40,143		Informal	2.32	â0.51
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	858,451	50.89%	+2.42%	42	+ 5
	Liberal	796,397	47.21%	â1.73%	32	â 6
	Independent	31,915	1.89%	â0.70%	1	+ 1
Total		1,686,763			75

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	16,063	79.7	+2.9
	Liberal	William Ferguson	4,094	20.3	â2.9
Total formal votes			20,157	97.6
Informal votes			498	2.4
Turnout			20,655	56.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Henry Pigott	12,770	51.2	â0.9
	Labor	William Johnson	12,169	48.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			24,939	97.5
Informal votes			635	2.5
Turnout			25,574	77.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	â0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	James Catts	16,568	60.7	+2.0
	Liberal	Stanley Yarrington	10,197	37.4	â1.6
	Socialist	Emily Paul	509	1.9	â0.3
Total formal votes			27,274	97.7
Informal votes			629	2.3
Turnout			27,903	60.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	John Thomson	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Robert Howe	14,963	61.3	+3.6
	Liberal	John McEachern	9,450	38.7	â3.6
Total formal votes			24,413	97.7
Informal votes			587	2.3
Turnout			25,000	58.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	William Spence	12,309	60.5	+0.0
	Liberal	William Kelk	8,036	39.5	â0.0
Total formal votes			20,345	96.1
Informal votes			818	3.9
Turnout			21,163	69.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	John West	12,831	57.3	+1.2
	Liberal	Lindsay Thompson	9,568	42.7	â1.2
Total formal votes			22,399	96.8
Informal votes			736	3.2
Turnout			23,135	51.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Austin Chapman	13,439	59.2	+0.5
	Labor	Harry Lestrange	9,261	40.8	â0.5
Total formal votes			22,700	97.6
Informal votes			589	2.5
Turnout			23,289	72.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	William Webster	13,560	53.8	+1.6
	Liberal	John Blackney	11,658	46.2	â1.6
Total formal votes			25,218	97.2
Informal votes			719	2.8
Turnout			25,937	73.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Robert Patten	13,841	51.0	+0.3
	Labor	Patrick Sullivan	13,320	49.0	+49.0
Total formal votes			27,161	97.7
Informal votes			645	2.3
Turnout			27,806	76.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	12,057	54.6	+0.1
	Liberal	Alexander Hay	10,045	45.4	â0.1
Total formal votes			22,102	98.1
Informal votes			429	1.9
Turnout			22,531	61.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	George Burns	17,884	54.2	+4.0
	Liberal	George Fuller	15,096	45.8	â4.0
Total formal votes			32,980	98.9
Informal votes			382	1.1
Turnout			33,362	75.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Elliot Johnson	16,556	53.5	â3.6
	Labor	Hector Lamond	14,391	46.5	+3.6
Total formal votes			30,947	98.0
Informal votes			639	2.0
Turnout			31,586	64.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	â3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Ernest Carr	12,888	53.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Robert Moore	11,288	46.7	â0.2
Total formal votes			24,176	97.8
Informal votes			538	2.2
Turnout			24,714	74.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Richard Orchard	16,815	52.7	â1.5
	Labor	Voltaire Molesworth	15,092	47.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			31,907	97.7
Informal votes			747	2.3
Turnout			32,654	69.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	â2.9

1914 Australian federal election: New Englandâ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Percy Abbott	13,929	56.7	+0.2
	Labor	Edward Bowman	10,633	43.3	â0.2
Total formal votes			24,562	97.9
Informal votes			533	2.1
Turnout			25,095	73.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

1914 Australian federal election: Riverinaâ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	John Chanter	14,454	52.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Franc Falkiner	13,315	47.9	â3.1
Total formal votes			27,769	97.3
Informal votes			773	2.7
Turnout			28,542	74.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.1

1914 Australian federal election: South Sydneyâ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	15,792	68.8	+3.8
	Liberal	George Pitt	7,157	31.2	â3.8
Total formal votes			22,949	97.1
Informal votes			680	2.9
Turnout			23,629	52.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

1914 Australian federal election: Werriwaâ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	John Lynch	13,162	50.0	+5.9
	Liberal	Alfred Conroy	13,155	50.0	â5.9
Total formal votes			26,317	97.9
Informal votes			552	2.1
Turnout			26,869	75.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Granville Ryrie	19,810	67.6	â1.5
	Labor	Roland Bradley	9,507	32.4	+1.5
Total formal votes			29,317	97.2
Informal votes			853	2.8
Turnout			30,170	63.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	â1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Bruce Smith	19,259	58.5	â3.4
	Labor	William Russell	13,676	41.5	+3.4
Total formal votes			32,935	97.9
Informal votes			722	2.1
Turnout			33,657	64.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	â3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Walter Massy-Greene	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing	unopposed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	William Fleming	11,822	53.4	â1.9
	Labor	John Fraser	10,337	46.6	+1.9
Total formal votes			22,159	97.4
Informal votes			591	2.6
Turnout			22,750	69.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	â1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Willie Kelly	17,079	56.5	â5.2
	Labor	Robert Cruickshank	13,171	43.5	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,250	97.5
Informal votes			790	2.5
Turnout			31,040	63.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	â5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Billy Hughes	15,774	75.3	+4.0
	Liberal	Walter Finch	5,187	24.7	â4.0
Total formal votes			20,961	96.6
Informal votes			731	3.4
Turnout			21,692	54.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	William Watt	17,607	58.4	â6.6
	Labor	John Curtin	12,526	41.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			30,133	97.7
Informal votes			719	2.3
Turnout			30,852	78.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	â6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Charles McGrath	16,734	51.2	+0.6
	Liberal	Russell Coldham	15,963	48.8	â0.6
Total formal votes			32,697	98.3
Informal votes			566	1.7
Turnout			33,263	87.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	John Arthur	16,134	55.1	+4.6
	Liberal	Frank Maldon Robb	13,145	44.9	â1.7
Total formal votes			29,279	99.3
Informal votes			509	1.7
Turnout			29,788	83.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	22,075	65.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Richard Jennings	11,407	34.1	â5.9
Total formal votes			33,482	98.3
Informal votes			583	1.7
Turnout			34,065	76.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Barrier

Calare

Cook

Cowper

Dalley

Darling

East Sydney

Eden-Monaro

Gwydir

Hume

Hunter

Illawarra

Lang

Macquarie

Nepean

New England

Newcastle

North Sydney

Parkes

Parramatta

Richmond

Riverina

Robertson

South Sydney

Wentworth

Werriwa

West Sydney

Balaclava

Ballaarat

Batman

Bendigo

Bourke

Corangamite

Corio

Echuca

Fawkner

Flinders

Gippsland

Grampians

Henty

Indi

Kooyong

Maribyrnong

Melbourne

Melbourne Ports

Wannon

Wimmera

Yarra

Brisbane

Capricornia

Darling Downs

Herbert

Kennedy

Lilley

Maranoa

Moreton

Oxley

Wide Bay

Adelaide

Angas

Barker

Boothby

Grey

Hindmarsh

Wakefield

Dampier

Fremantle

Kalgoorlie

Perth

Swan

Bass

Darwin

Denison

Franklin

Wilmot

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Chester Manifold	16,575	51.6	â0.6
	Labor	Thomas Burke	15,535	48.4	+0.6
Total formal votes			32,110	98.4
Informal votes			530	1.6
Turnout			32,640	85.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	â0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Alfred Ozanne	16,064	51.2	+3.3
	Liberal	William Kendell	15,316	48.8	â2.6
Total formal votes			31,380	98.4
Informal votes			519	1.6
Turnout			31,899	82.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Albert Palmer	16,805	58.2	+0.6
	Labor	James Gourley	12,053	41.8	+6.1
Total formal votes			28,858	98.0
Informal votes			589	2.0
Turnout			29,447	80.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	â2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	17,483	59.3	+6.0
	Liberal	Frank Carse	11,981	40.7	â6.0
Total formal votes			29,464	97.9
Informal votes			626	2.1
Turnout			30,090	75.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Sir William Irvine	14,956	52.7	â5.1
	Labor	John McDougall	13,448	47.3	+5.1
Total formal votes			28,404	97.8
Informal votes			629	2.2
Turnout			29,033	77.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	â5.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent Labor	George Wise	15,484	51.0	+6.0
	Liberal	James Bennett	14,874	49.0	â6.0
Total formal votes			30,358	98.5
Informal votes			473	1.5
Turnout			30,831	83.3
	Independent Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Edward Jolley	14,694	50.3	+4.2
	Liberal	Hans Irvine	14,517	49.7	â4.2
Total formal votes			29,211	98.3
Informal votes			495	1.7
Turnout			29,706	85.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	James Boyd	17,742	42.8	â13.5
	Labor	Albert Andrews	12,607	37.5	+5.3
	Independent	Richard Crouch	3,238	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			33,587	97.8
Informal votes			753	2.2
Turnout			34,340	74.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	â9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Labor	Parker Moloney	15,519	51.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Cornelius Ahern	14,900	49.0	â2.8
Total formal votes			30,419	99.3
Informal votes			217	0.7
Turnout			30,636	86.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Sir Robert Best	18,545	59.4	â2.5
	Independent Socialist	Vida Goldstein	10,264	32.9	â5.2
	Independent	Edward Terry	2,420	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			31,229	98.0
Informal votes			636	2.0
Turnout			31,865	76.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4