Australian federal election, 1913
Australian federal election, 1913
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal Party led by Joseph Cook, by a single seat. The new government also held a minority of seats in the Senate.
The election was held in conjunction with six referendum questions, none of which was carried.
Senate 1913–14 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 73.66% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A
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Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
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Commonwealth Liberal Party |
2,840,420 |
49.38 |
+3.83 |
7 |
7 |
−7 |
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Australian Labor Party |
2,802,259 |
48.72 |
−1.58 |
11 |
29 |
+7 |
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Independents |
48,699 |
0.85 |
−2.51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
60,819 |
1.06 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
5,752,197 |
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18 |
36 |
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Seats changing hands
Seat |
Pre-1913 |
Swing |
Post-1913 |
Party |
Member |
Margin |
Margin |
Member |
Party |
Ballaarat, Vic |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
Alfred Deakin |
1.1 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
Charles McGrath |
Labor |
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Bendigo, Vic |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
John Quick |
1.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
John Arthur |
Labor |
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Boothby, SA |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
David Gordon |
7.1 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
George Dankel |
Labor |
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Calare, NSW |
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Labor |
Thomas Brown |
3.6 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
Henry Pigott |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Corangamite, Vic |
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Labor |
James Scullin |
4.7 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
Chester Manifold |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Corio, Vic |
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Labor |
Alfred Ozanne |
4.4 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
William Kendell |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Fremantle, WA |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
William Hedges |
4.5 |
11.4 |
5.8 |
Reginald Burchell |
Labor |
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Gippsland, Vic |
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Independent |
George Wise |
12.1 |
12.7 |
5.0 |
James Bennett |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Hume, NSW |
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Independent |
William Lyne |
16.4 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
Robert Patten |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Indi, Vic |
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Labor |
Parker Moloney |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
Cornelius Ahern |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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New England, NSW |
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Labor |
Francis Foster |
2.7 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
Percy Abbott |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Oxley, Qld |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
Richard Edwards |
12.2 |
N/A |
4.4 |
James Sharpe |
Labor |
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Riverina, NSW |
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Labor |
John Chanter |
7.0 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
Franc Falkiner |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Wannon, Vic |
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Labor |
John McDougall |
5.0 |
7.8 |
4.2 |
Arthur Rodgers |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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Werriwa, NSW |
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Labor |
Benjamin Bennett |
0.8 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
Alfred Conroy |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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- Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
Post-election pendulum
See also
Notes
References
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| Federal elections | |
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| Referendums | |
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- Elections in: Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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