Candidates of the 1901 Australian federal election
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1901 Australian federal election. The election was held on 29/30 March 1901.
House of Representatives
[edit]Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
New South Wales
[edit]Queensland
[edit]| Electorate | Protectionist[1] candidate | Free Trade[2] candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Charles Hardie Buzacott Thomas Macdonald-Paterson* |
Daniel Guilfoyle | ||
| Capricornia | Wallace Nelson | Alexander Paterson (Ind FT) | ||
| Darling Downs | William Henry Groom* Horace Ransome |
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| Herbert | William Brown | Fred Bamford | ||
| Kennedy | Maurice Barnett | Charles McDonald | ||
| Maranoa | George Bunning | Jim Page | ||
| Moreton | Anthony Darvall William Kellett William Ryott Maughan |
Edward Kretschmer (Ind) Robert Neilson (Ind) James Wilkinson* (Ind Lab) | ||
| Oxley | Richard Edwards | Harry Turley | ||
| Wide Bay | John Annear | Andrew Fisher |
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Elected candidates joined the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland.
South Australia
[edit]Note that South Australia was constituted as one seven-member division, with each elector casting seven votes.
| Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Langdon Bonython* Robert Caldwell John Cooke Charles Kingston* John O'Connell George Wyld |
Henry Baker Paddy Glynn* Frederick Holder* Alexander Poynton* Vaiben Louis Solomon* Crawford Vaughan Thomas Webb Richard Wood |
Lee Batchelor* Thomas Price |
George Mitchell |
Tasmania
[edit]Note that Tasmania was constituted as one five-member division, with each elector casting one vote.
| Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Fenton Sir Philip Fysh* King O'Malley*[3] James Whitelaw |
Sir Edward Braddon* Norman Cameron* William Hartnoll Frederick Piesse* |
David Blanshard |
^ There was no Labour organisation in Tasmania; O'Malley joined the Labour Caucus when Parliament sat.
Victoria
[edit]Western Australia
[edit]| Electorate | Protectionist candidate | Free Trade candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolgardie | John Archibald | Hugh Mahon | ||
| Fremantle | Elias Solomon | Tom O'Beirne | William Adcock (Ind FT) Charles Jones (Ind FT) | |
| Kalgoorlie | John Kirwan | John Marquis Hopkins (Ind FT) | ||
| Perth | Michael Cavanagh | James Fowler | ||
| Swan | Sir John Forrest |
Senate
[edit]Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
New South Wales
[edit]Six seats were up for election.
Queensland
[edit]Six seats were up for election.
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Glassey and Drake, when elected, sat with the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland. Ferguson, when elected, sat with the Free Traders in Parliament.
South Australia
[edit]Six seats were up for election.
Tasmania
[edit]Six seats were up for election.
| Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Cameron* John Keating* William Moore David O'Keefe*[6] |
Jonathan Best John Clemons* Henry Dobson* James Macfarlane* Henry Murray Robert Patterson |
Arthur Morrisby (Ind FT) Alfred Page (Ind FT) Don Urquhart (Ind FT) James Waldron (Ind FT) Joseph Woollnough (Ind FT) |
^ O'Keefe joined the Labour Party when Parliament sat (there was no Labour organisation in Tasmania).
Victoria
[edit]Six seats were up for election. Fraser and Zeal sat as Protectionists once elected.
| Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Best* John Dow William Kelly James Styles* William Watt |
John Duffy William Moule James Purves Robert Reid Sir Frederick Sargood* John Wallace |
Stephen Barker John Barrett* Alfred Hampson |
Richard Baker (Ind Prot) Simon Fraser* (Ind Prot) Charles Sargeant (Ind Prot) George Wise (Ind Prot) Sir William Zeal* (Ind Prot) |
Western Australia
[edit]Six seats were up for election.
| Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Charles John Phair |
Norman Ewing* Edward Harney* Alexander Matheson* Staniforth Smith* Joseph Thomson Louis Wolff |
Hugh de Largie* George Pearce* |
Julius Bowen (Ind FT) Henry Ellis (Ind FT) Richard Gell (Ind FT) Henry Saunders (Ind FT) Walter Phillips (Ind FT) Horace Stirling (Ind FT) |
References
[edit]- Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1901
- Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1901
- Hawker, Geoffrey (2002). Politicians All: The Candidates for the Australian Commonwealth Election 1901 - A Collective Biography. Australian Institute of Political Science. ISBN 090933191X.