1922 Australian Senate election

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The 1922 Australian Senate election was held on 16 December 1922 to elect 19 of the 36 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 1922 federal election. Each state elected three senators to serve a six-year term beginning on 1 July 1923, except for Queensland, who elected an extra senator to fill a casual vacancy.[1]

Quick facts 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate 19 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1922 Australian Senate election
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16 December 1922
1925 â†’
19 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 35 1
Seats won 8 11
Seats after 24 12
Seat change Decrease11 Increase11
Popular vote 567,084 715,219
Percentage 36.23 45.70
Swing Decrease10.17 Increase2.86
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The election saw the Nationalist Party retain its majority in the Senate. However, Labor saw better results than the previous election, winning the popular vote and 11 of the 19 contested seats.

Australia

More information Party, Votes ...
1922 Australian federal election: Senate, National[1][2]
Party Votes % ± Seats
Seats
won		 Not
up		 New
total		 Seat
change
  Labor 715,219 45.70 +2.86 11 1 12 Increase 11
  Nationalist 567,084 36.23 −10.17 8 16 24 Decrease 11
  Country 203,267 12.99 +12.99 0 0 0 Steady
  Liberal Union 43,706 2.79 +2.79 0 0 0 Steady
  Independents 23,447 1.50 +0.08 0 0 0 Steady
  Socialist Labor 8,551 0.55 −0.02 0 0 0 Steady
  Majority Labor 3,813 0.24 +0.24 0 0 0 Steady
Total 1,565,087100.00–191736–
Invalid/blank votes 163,1379.44+0.83––––
Turnout 1,728,22457.99−13.34––––
Registered voters 2,980,424––––––
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New South Wales

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Allan McDougall (elected 1)
2. James Dunn
3. John Grant (elected 3)		 246,411 44.00 +0.74
Nationalist 1. Edward Millen (re-elected 2)
2. Henry Garling (defeated)
3. Josiah Thomas (defeated)		 218,862 39.08 +1.82
Country 1. Percy Abbott
2. John Crapp
3. William Hedges		 82,443 14.72 +14.72
Socialist Labor Arthur Rae 8,551 1.53 −0.09
Majority Labor John Powell 3,813 0.68 +0.68
Total formal votes 560,080 90.00 −0.63
Informal votes 62,255 10.00 +0.63
Turnout 622,335 54.49 −11.99
 
# Senator Party
1 Allan McDougall   Labor
2 Edward Millen   Nationalist
3 John Grant   Labor
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Victoria

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria[2][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Stephen Barker (elected 1)
2. Edward Findley (elected 3)
3. John Barnes (elected 2)		 221,948 48.98 +6.26
Nationalist 1. George Swinburne
2. William Bolton (defeated)
3. William Plain (defeated)		 154,861 34.17 −14.50
Country/Liberal joint ticket 1. David Andrew (CP)
2. Charles Merrett (Lib)
3. Andrew White (CP)		 73,385 16.19 +16.19
Independent John Foran 2,982 0.66 +0.66
Total formal votes 453,176 92.07 −0.16
Informal votes 39,044 7.93 +0.16
Turnout 492,220 56.23 −19.97
 
# Senator Party
1 Stephen Barker   Labor
2 John Barnes   Labor
3 Edward Findley   Labor
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Queensland

Following the death of Nationalist senator John Adamson in May 1922, Labor member John MacDonald was appointed by the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to fill the casual vacancy.[7][8] As a result, Queensland elected four senators, with the fourth senator elected sitting the remainder of Adamson's term ending on 30 June 1926.[9]

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. John MacDonald (defeated)
2. Harry Bruce
3. Harald Jensen
4. George Martens		 131,880 44.01 −1.72
Nationalist 1. Thomas Crawford (re-elected 1)
2. Harry Foll (re-elected 2)
3. Matthew Reid (re-elected 3)
4. William Thompson (elected 4)		 126,925 42.35 −11.92
Country 1. John Austin
2. William Fielding		 33,400 11.15 +11.15
Independent James Petersen 10,547 3.52 +3.52
Independent Herbert Yeates 7,468 2.49 +2.49
Total formal votes 299,673 89.25 −2.74
Informal votes 36,108 10.75 +2.74
Turnout 335,781 82.66 −2.19
 
# Senator Party
1 Thomas Crawford   Nationalist
2 Harry Foll   Nationalist
3 Matthew Reid   Nationalist
4 William Thompson   Nationalist
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Western Australia

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia[2][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist 1. Joseph Allen
2. James Rogers
3. Walter Kingsmill (elected 2)
4. Richard Buzacott (defeated)
5. Emanuel Lazarus
6. Hugh de Largie (defeated)
7. George Henderson (defeated)		 30,085 42.09 −5.84
Labor 1. Ted Needham (elected 1)
2. Charles Graham (elected 3)
3. Charles Williams		 29,755 41.63 +2.18
Country 1. William Carroll
2. Archibald Sanderson
3. Leonard Darlot		 10,969 15.35 +2.73
Independent Patrick Stone 667 0.93 +0.93
Total formal votes 71,476 90.76 −0.22
Informal votes 7,281 9.24 +0.22
Turnout 78,757 47.27 −15.85
 
# Senator Party
1 Ted Needham   Labor
2 Walter Kingsmill   Nationalist
3 Charles Graham   Labor
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South Australia

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia[2][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Bert Hoare (elected 1)
2. James O'Loghlin (elected 3)
3. Charles McHugh (elected 2)		 65,095 48.50 +9.63
Liberal Union 1. Alexander McLachlan
2. Edward Vardon (defeated)
3. James Rowell (defeated)		 43,706 32.56 +32.56
Nationalist 1. John Verran
2. Henry Chesson
3. William Senior (defeated)		 23,311 17.37 −38.68
Independent Frederic Andrews 2,100 1.56 +1.56
Total formal votes 134,212 90.74 −0.20
Informal votes 13,699 9.26 +0.20
Turnout 147,911 53.22 −13.17
 
# Senator Party
1 Bert Hoare   Labor
2 Charles McHugh   Labor
3 James O'Loghlin   Labor
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Tasmania

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1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania[2][15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist 1. Herbert Hays (elected 2)
2. Thomas Bakhap (re-elected 3)
3. John Earle (defeated)
4. William Williams
5. John Keating (defeated)
6. Henry Goodluck		 23,270 50.08 −4.81
Labor James Ogden (elected 1) 20,130 43.32 +2.56
Country William Dixon 3,070 6.61 +6.61
Total formal votes 46,470 90.73 +0.41
Informal votes 4,750 9.27 −0.41
Turnout 51,220 45.63 −13.03
 
# Senator Party
1 James Ogden   Labor
2 Herbert Hays   Nationalist
3 Thomas Bakhap   Nationalist
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