Results of the 1913 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 31 May 1913 House of Representatives << 1910–1914 >>
Enrolled voters		2,661,377
Votes cast		1,955,723		Turnout	73.49	+10.69
Informal votes		55,354		Informal	2.83	+0.83
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Ändern Sie
	Liberal	930,076	48.94%	+3.85%	38	+ 7
	Labor	921,099	48.47%	–1.50%	37	– 6
	Independent	49,194	2.59%	–2.35%	0	– 1
Total		1,900,369			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1913 federal election.

New South Wales

Barrier

Australian federal election, 1913: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	15,047	76.8	+7.6
	Liberal	Arthur Harrison	4,537	23.2	−7.6
Total formal votes			19,584	96.3
Informal votes			750	3.7
Turnout			20,334	62.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Calare

Australian federal election, 1913: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Pigott	11,848	52.1	+5.9
	Labor	Thomas Brown	10,911	47.9	−5.9
Total formal votes			22,759	97.1
Informal votes			691	2.9
Turnout			23,450	69.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

Cook

Australian federal election, 1913: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Catts	17,271	58.7	−2.3
	Liberal	David Doull	11,473	39.0	+0.0
	Socialist	Tom Walsh	661	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			29,405	96.9
Informal votes			942	3.1
Turnout			30,347	71.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

Cowper

Australian federal election, 1913: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomson	17,152	72.2	+4.1
	Labor	Con Hogan	6,620	27.8	−0.9
Total formal votes			23,772	97.6
Informal votes			576	2.4
Turnout			24,348	66.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.5

Dalley

Australian federal election, 1913: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Howe	17,520	57.7	+1.1
	Liberal	Harry Scott	12,829	42.3	−1.1
Total formal votes			30,349	98.3
Informal votes			519	1.7
Turnout			30,868	74.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Darling

Australian federal election, 1913: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Spence	11,582	60.5	−4.2
	Liberal	Edwin Townsend	7,560	39.5	+4.2
Total formal votes			19,142	95.3
Informal votes			942	4.7
Turnout			20,081	62.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

East Sydney

Australian federal election, 1913: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John West	14,174	56.1	-0.1
	Liberal	John Willson	11,077	43.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			25,251	97.2
Informal votes			733	2.8
Turnout			25,984	58.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

Eden-Monaro

Australian federal election, 1913: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Austin Chapman	13,321	58.7	-41.3
	Labor	Harry Lestrange	9,367	41.3	+41.3
Total formal votes			22,688	97.3
Informal votes			628	2.7
Turnout			23,317	70.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-41.3

Gwydir

Australian federal election, 1913: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Webster	11,296	52.2	-7.3
	Liberal	John Blackney	10,348	47.8	+7.3
Total formal votes			21,644	96.2
Informal votes			851	3.8
Turnout			22,495	62.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.3

Hume

Australian federal election, 1913: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Patten	11,575	50.7	+16.2
	Independent	Sir William Lyne	11,236	49.3	−9.6
Total formal votes			22,811	96.4
Informal votes			858	3.6
Turnout			23,669	68.1
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+16.2

Hunter

Australian federal election, 1913: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	12,884	54.5	-2.4
	Liberal	John Fegan	10,763	45.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			23,647	98.1
Informal votes			462	1.9
Turnout			24,109	67.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.4

Illawarra

Australian federal election, 1913: Illawarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Burns	14,852	50.2	-2.7
	Liberal	George Fuller	14,746	49.8	+2.7
Total formal votes			29,598	97.4
Informal votes			794	2.6
Turnout			30,392	77.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Lang

Australian federal election, 1913: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Elliot Johnson	18,293	57.1	+4.7
	Labor	Hector Lamond	13,714	42.9	-4.7
Total formal votes			32,007	97.0
Informal votes			1,002	3.0
Turnout			33,009	74.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Macquarie

Australian federal election, 1913: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Carr	11,163	50.0	-9.1
	Liberal	Robert Moore	10,451	46.9	+6.0
	Independent	Henry Fletcher	693	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			22,307	95.6
Informal votes			1,015	4.4
Turnout			23,322	66.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.5

Nepean

Australian federal election, 1913: Nepean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Orchard	16,322	54.2	-4.7
	Labor	George Cann	12,947	43.0	+2.0
	Independent	Alexander Huie	835	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			30,104	96.7
Informal votes			1,015	3.3
Turnout			31,119	72.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.3

Newcastle

Australian federal election, 1913: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	17,865	73.8	-7.6
	Liberal	Thomas Collins	6,334	26.2	+7.6
Total formal votes			24,199	96.8
Informal votes			812	3.2
Turnout			25,011	67.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

New England

Australian federal election, 1913: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Percy Abbott	14,248	56.5	+10.1
	Labor	Francis Foster	10,978	43.5	-8.9
Total formal votes			25,226	98.1
Informal votes			500	1.9
Turnout			25,726	72.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.5

North Sydney

Australian federal election, 1913: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Granville Ryrie	21,639	69.1	+1.8
	Labor	Martin Shannon	9,659	30.9	-0.5
Total formal votes			31,298	95.4
Informal votes			1,511	4.6
Turnout			32,809	73.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Parkes

Australian federal election, 1913: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Smith	20,424	61.9	+18.0
	Labor	William Russell	12,546	38.1	+1.4
Total formal votes			32,970	97.0
Informal votes			1,006	3.0
Turnout			33,976	75.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.3

Parramatta

Australian federal election, 1913: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Cook	20,727	68.3	+4.2
	Labor	Oscar Zieman	9,603	31.7	-3.9
Total formal votes			30,330	96.1
Informal votes			1,227	3.9
Turnout			31,557	74.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Richmond

Australian federal election, 1913: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Massy-Greene	16,954	69.9	+32.3
	Labor	Percy Tighe	7,286	30.1	+15.4
Total formal votes			24,240	97.9
Informal votes			510	2.1
Turnout			24,750	71.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+15.7

Riverina

Australian federal election, 1913: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Franc Falkiner	11,674	51.0	+10.0
	Labor	John Chanter	11,208	49.0	-7.2
Total formal votes			22,882	97.7
Informal votes			550	2.3
Turnout			23,432	64.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.6

Robertson

Australian federal election, 1913: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Fleming	12,566	55.3	+4.5
	Labor	William Johnson	10,143	44.7	-4.5
Total formal votes			22,709	97.2
Informal votes			653	2.8
Turnout			23,362	70.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

South Sydney

Australian federal election, 1913: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,584	65.0	-4.3
	Liberal	Douglas Cooper	9,489	35.0	+4.3
Total formal votes			27,073	97.3
Informal votes			750	2.7
Turnout			27,823	66.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Wentworth

Australian federal election, 1913: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Willie Kelly	18,375	61.7	+0.0
	Labor	Sydney Green	11,386	38.3	-0.0
Total formal votes			29,761	97.1
Informal votes			877	2.9
Turnout			30,638	71.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Werriwa

Australian federal election, 1913: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alfred Conroy	13,998	55.9	+6.5
	Labor	Richard Corish	11,062	44.1	−6.5
Total formal votes			25,060	97.4
Informal votes			682	2.6
Turnout			25,742	71.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.5

West Sydney

Australian federal election, 1913: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Hughes	17,658	71.3	-0.0
	Liberal	John Sutton	7,119	28.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			24,777	94.6
Informal votes			1,406	5.4
Turnout			26,183	64.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

Victoria

Balaclava

Australian federal election, 1913: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Agar Wynne	18,369	65.0	+0.4
	Labor	Louis Holmes	9,895	35.0	−0.4
Total formal votes			28,264	98.0
Informal votes			571	2.0
Turnout			28,835	72.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Ballaarat

Australian federal election, 1913: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McGrath	16,417	50.6	+3.1
	Liberal	Hugh McKay	16,049	49.4	−3.1
Total formal votes			32,466	98.9
Informal votes			352	1.1
Turnout			32,818	83.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.1

Batman

Australian Federal Election 1913: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	19,268	64.9	+2.7
	Liberal	Frederick O'Neill	10,398	35.1	-2.7
Total formal votes			29,666	98.2
Informal votes			538	1.8
Turnout			30,204	71.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Bendigo

Australian federal election, 1913: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Arthur	14,488	50.5	+2.1
	Liberal	Sir John Quick	13,378	46.6	−5.0
	Independent	Cyril James	821	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			28,687	97.8
Informal votes			639	2.2
Turnout			29,326	78.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.6

Bourke

Australian federal election, 1913: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	19,225	60.0	+0.8
	Liberal	Frank Maldon Robb	12,806	40.0	−0.8
Total formal votes			32,031	98.7
Informal votes			421	1.3
Turnout			32,452	76.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

Corangamite

Australian federal election, 1913: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chester Manifold	16,572	52.2	+6.1
	Labor	James Scullin	15,173	47.8	−6.1
Total formal votes			31,745	99.1
Informal votes			281	0.9
Turnout			32,026	81.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.1

Corio

Australian federal election, 1913: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Kendell	14,804	51.4	+4.7
	Labor	Alfred Ozanne	13,770	47.9	−5.4
	Independent	John Reed	201	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			28,775	97.5
Informal votes			728	2.5
Turnout			29,503	76.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.1

Echuca

Australian federal election, 1913: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Palmer	15,618	57.6	+14.0
	Labor	Chris Fitzgerald	9,692	35.7	+25.0
	Independent	Egbert England	1,811	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			27,121	97.4
Informal votes			734	2.6
Turnout			27,885	74.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.6

Fawkner

Australian federal election, 1913: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	16,643	53.3	+2.8
	Liberal	George Fairbairn	14,610	46.7	-2.8
Total formal votes			31,253	97.7
Informal votes			720	2.3
Turnout			31,973	73.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Flinders

Australian federal election, 1913: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Irvine	15,640	57.8	+11.5
	Labor	David Russell	11,418	42.2	+8.4
Total formal votes			27,058	97.4
Informal votes			714	2.6
Turnout			27,772	73.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Gippsland

Australian federal election, 1913: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Bennett	15,473	55.0	+12.7
	Independent	George Wise	12,671	45.0	-12.7
Total formal votes			28,144	98.4
Informal votes			471	1.6
Turnout			28,615	75.5
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+12.7

Grampians

Australian federal election, 1913: Grampians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hans Irvine	15,414	53.9	+4.1
	Labor	Archibald Stewart	13,191	46.1	-4.1
Total formal votes			28,605	98.0
Informal votes			580	2.0
Turnout			29,185	79.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.1

Henty

Australian federal election, 1913: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Boyd	19,138	66.3	+4.6
	Labor	William Miles	9,284	32.2	+7.9
	Independent Liberal	Joseph Hewison	446	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			28,868	97.4
Informal votes			769	2.6
Turnout			29,637	71.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.6

Indi

Australian federal election, 1913: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cornelius Ahern	14,759	51.8	+6.5
	Labor	Parker Moloney	13,653	47.9	+0.2
	Independent	Joseph Brown	67	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			28,479	97.9
Informal votes			609	2.1
Turnout			29,088	80.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Kooyong

Australian federal election, 1913: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Robert Best	18,777	61.9	+4.1
	Independent	Vida Goldstein	11,540	38.1	+38.1
Total formal votes			30,317	98.3
Informal votes			509	1.7
Turnout			30,826	74.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Maribyrnong

Australian federal election, 1913: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	18,906	60.8	+6.4
	Liberal	James Hume Cook	12,210	39.2	-6.4
Total formal votes			31,116	98.2
Informal votes			583	1.8
Turnout			31,699	77.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

Melbourne

Australian federal election, 1913: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	18,692	71.9	+4.3
	Independent Labor	Ellen Mulcahy	7,320	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			26,012	95.2
Informal votes			1,313	4.8
Turnout			27,325	64.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Melbourne Ports

Australian federal election, 1913: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Mathews	24,203	79.2	+10.6
	Liberal	Charles Merrett	6,357	20.8	-10.6
Total formal votes			30,560	97.9
Informal votes			659	2.1
Turnout			31,219	75.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.6

Wannon

Australian federal election, 1913: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Rodgers	16,286	54.2	+7.8
	Labor	John McDougall	13,773	45.8	-7.8
Total formal votes			30,059	98.5
Informal votes			467	1.5
Turnout			30,526	83.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.8

Wimmera

Australian federal election, 1913: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sydney Sampson	18,030	71.0	+7.6
	Labor	Thomas Carey	7,362	29.0	-6.6
Total formal votes			25,392	97.9
Informal votes			548	2.1
Turnout			25,940	73.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.1

Yarra

Australian federal election, 1913: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Tudor	22,168	75.0	-0.2
	Liberal	Edwin Purbrick	7,398	25.0	+0.2
Total formal votes			22,168	98.4
Informal votes			471	1.6
Turnout			30,037	71.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Queensland

Brisbane

Australian federal election, 1913: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Finlayson	18,559	56.9	+6.1
	Liberal	Osborne Fenwick	14,050	43.1	−6.1
Total formal votes			32,609	97.1
Informal votes			977	2.9
Turnout			33,586	80.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

Capricornia

Australian federal election, 1913: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Higgs	15,583	64.1	+6.4
	Liberal	Francis Dyer	8,720	35.9	−6.4
Total formal votes			24,303	97.5
Informal votes			618	2.5
Turnout			24,921	74.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

Darling Downs

Australian federal election, 1913: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Littleton Groom	15,648	60.0	-8.8
	Labor	Barnett Allen	10,451	40.0	+8.8
Total formal votes			26,099	97.2
Informal votes			741	2.8
Turnout			26,840	74.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.8

Herbert

Australian federal election, 1913: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Bamford	16,709	58.0	+0.4
	Liberal	John Mann	12,081	42.0	-0.4
Total formal votes			28,790	96.1
Informal votes			1,172	3.9
Turnout			29,926	76.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Kennedy

Australian federal election, 1913: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	17,745	74.4	+6.1
	Liberal	Owen Edwards	6,112	25.6	-6.1
Total formal votes			23,857	95.9
Informal votes			1,013	4.1
Turnout			24,870	70.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

Lilley

Australian federal election, 1913: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jacob Stumm	15,729	54.7	-0.1
	Labor	Arthur Lilley	13,010	45.3	+0.1
Total formal votes			28,739	97.8
Informal votes			638	2.2
Turnout			29,377	79.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.1

Maranoa

Australian federal election, 1913: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Page	13,969	65.0	-4.8
	Liberal	Herbert Yeates	7,516	35.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			21,485	96.6
Informal votes			752	3.4
Turnout			22,237	68.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

Moreton

Australian federal election, 1913: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh Sinclair	16,967	60.7	-3.4
	Labor	John Sherlock	10,975	39.3	+3.4
Total formal votes			27,942	97.5
Informal votes			709	2.5
Turnout			28,651	80.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Oxley

Australian federal election, 1913: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Sharpe	16,744	54.4	+54.4
	Liberal	David Hunter	14,027	45.6	-12.4
Total formal votes			30,771	98.1
Informal votes			601	1.9
Turnout			31,372	82.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.4

Wide Bay

Australian federal election, 1913: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Fisher	15,702	55.6	-3.3
	Liberal	Arnold Wienholt	12,543	44.4	+3.3
Total formal votes			28,245	98.4
Informal votes			464	1.6
Turnout			28,709	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

See also

• Australian federal election, 1913
• Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1913
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914
• Results of the Australian federal election, 1913 (Senate)