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Candidates of the 1913 Australian federal election

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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1913 Australian federal election. The election was held on 31 May 1913.

By-elections, appointments and defections

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By-elections and appointments

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Defections

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Redistributions and seat changes

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Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Liberal

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidates
Barrier Labor Josiah Thomas Arthur Harrison
Calare Labor Thomas Brown Henry Pigott
Cook Labor James Catts David Doull Tom Walsh (Soc Lab)
Cowper Liberal Con Hogan John Thomson
Dalley Labor Robert Howe Harry Scott
Darling Labor William Spence Edwin Townsend
East Sydney Labor John West John Willson
Eden-Monaro Liberal Harry Lestrange Austin Chapman
Gwydir Labor William Webster John Blackney
Hume Independent Robert Patten Sir William Lyne (Ind)
Hunter Labor Matthew Charlton John Fegan
Illawarra Labor George Burns George Fuller
Lang Liberal Hector Lamond Elliot Johnson
Macquarie Labor Ernest Carr Robert Moore Henry Fletcher (Ind)
Nepean Liberal George Cann Richard Orchard Alexander Huie (Ind)
Newcastle Labor David Watkins Thomas Collins
New England Labor Frank Foster Percy Abbott
North Sydney Liberal Martin Shannon Granville Ryrie
Parkes Liberal William Russell Bruce Smith
Parramatta Liberal Oscar Zieman Joseph Cook
Richmond Liberal Percy Tighe Walter Massy-Greene
Riverina Labor John Chanter Franc Falkiner
Robertson Liberal William Johnson William Fleming
South Sydney Labor Edward Riley Douglas Cooper
Wentworth Liberal Sydney Green Willie Kelly
Werriwa Labor Richard Corish Alfred Conroy
West Sydney Labor Billy Hughes John Sutton

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate
Brisbane Labor William Finlayson Osborne Fenwick
Capricornia Labor William Higgs Francis Dyer
Darling Downs Liberal Frank Allen Littleton Groom
Herbert Labor Fred Bamford John Mann
Kennedy Labor Charles McDonald Owen Edwards
Lilley Liberal Arthur Lilley Jacob Stumm
Maranoa Labor Jim Page Herbert Yeates
Moreton Liberal John Sherlock Hugh Sinclair
Oxley Liberal James Sharpe David Hunter
Wide Bay Labor Andrew Fisher Arnold Wienholt

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Independent candidate(s)
Adelaide Labor Ernest Roberts James Craig Edward Craigie
Angas Liberal Paddy Glynn
Barker Liberal William Sampson John Livingston
Boothby Liberal George Dankel David Gordon
Grey Labor Alexander Poynton Arthur McDonald
Hindmarsh Labor William Archibald
Wakefield Liberal William Harvey Richard Foster

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Independent candidate(s)
Bass Labor Jens Jensen Stephen Margetts
Darwin Labor King O'Malley Alexander Marshall
Denison Labor William Laird Smith William Trenwith Alicia O'Shea Petersen
Franklin Liberal William Shoobridge William McWilliams
Wilmot Liberal Henry McFie Llewellyn Atkinson

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidates
Balaclava Liberal Louis Holmes Agar Wynne
Ballaarat Liberal Charles McGrath Hugh McKay
Batman Labor Frank Brennan Frederick O'Neill
Bendigo Liberal John Arthur Sir John Quick Cyril James (Ind)
Bourke Labor Frank Anstey Frank Maldon Robb
Corangamite Labor James Scullin Chester Manifold
Corio Labor Alfred Ozanne William Kendell John Reed (Ind)
Echuca Liberal Chris Fitzgerald Albert Palmer Egbert England (Ind)
Fawkner Labor Joseph Hannan George Fairbairn
Flinders Liberal David Russell William Irvine
Gippsland Independent James Bennett George Wise (Ind)
Grampians Labor Archibald Stewart Hans Irvine
Henty Liberal William Miles James Boyd Joseph Hewison (Ind Lib)
Indi Labor Parker Moloney Cornelius Ahern Joseph Brown (Ind)
Kooyong Liberal Sir Robert Best Vida Goldstein (Ind)
Maribyrnong Labor James Fenton James Hume Cook
Melbourne Labor William Maloney Ellen Mulcahy (Ind Lab)
Melbourne Ports Labor James Mathews Charles Merrett
Wannon Labor John McDougall Arthur Rodgers
Wimmera Liberal Thomas Carey Sydney Sampson
Yarra Labor Frank Tudor Edwin Purbrick

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate
Dampier Liberal Hugh Mahon Henry Gregory
Fremantle Liberal Reginald Burchell William Hedges
Kalgoorlie Labor Charlie Frazer
Perth Liberal Alick McCallum James Fowler
Swan Liberal Peter O'Loghlen Sir John Forrest

Senate

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Sitting senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales

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Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Albert Gardiner, Allan McDougall and Arthur Rae were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Socialist Labor candidates
John Grant
Ike Smith
David Watson
Sir Albert Gould*
Edward Millen*
Charles Oakes*
Tom Batho
James Moroney
Henry Ostler

Queensland

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Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Thomas Givens, James Stewart and Harry Turley were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates
Myles Ferricks*
William Maughan*
John Mullan*
Thomas Chataway
Robert Sayers
Anthony St Ledger

South Australia

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Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Robert Guthrie, Gregor McGregor and William Story were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidates
John Newlands*
James O'Loghlin*
William Senior*
Peter Allen
John Shannon
Joseph Vardon
Sir Josiah Symon

Tasmania

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Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators James Long, David O'Keefe and Rudolph Ready were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidates
James Guy
James Hurst
James Ogden
Thomas Bakhap*
John Clemons*
John Keating*
Cyril Cameron

Victoria

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Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Labor Party was defending one seat. Labor Senators Stephen Barker, Albert Blakey and Edward Findley were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidates
John Barnes*
Andrew McKissock
Edward Russell*
James McColl*
Samuel Mauger
Carty Salmon
William Renwick

Western Australia

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Three seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Richard Buzacott, Hugh de Largie and George Henderson were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates
Patrick Lynch*
Ted Needham*
George Pearce*
William Butcher
Charles Davies
William Nairn

See also

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References

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