This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1910 Australian federal election. The election was held on 13 April 1910.
The Commonwealth Liberal Party was formed in 1909 as a merger between several conservative groups. Seats previously held by the Protectionist Party, the Anti-Socialist Party, the Western Australian Party, or the Victorian independent Protectionists are considered to be held by the Liberal Party.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments
- On 10 July 1907, Albert Palmer (Anti-Socialist) was re-elected to Echuca after his election in 1906 was declared void.
- On 11 July 1907, James O'Loghlin (Labour) was appointed as a South Australian Senator after the voiding of the election of Joseph Vardon (Anti-Socialist).
- On 15 February 1908, Joseph Vardon (Anti-Socialist) was elected as a South Australian Senator in a special election following the voiding of the appointment of James O'Loghlin (Labour).
- On 13 June 1908, Ernest Roberts (Labour) was elected to replace Charles Kingston (Protectionist) as the member for Adelaide.
- On 28 August 1909, Richard Foster (Liberal) was elected to replace Frederick Holder (Independent) as the member for Wakefield.
- On 6 December 1909, James Hutchison (Labour), the member for Hindmarsh, died. Due to the proximity of the election, no by-election was held.
- On 24 December 1909, George Reid (Liberal) resigned as the member for East Sydney. Due to the proximity of the election, no by-election was held.
Defections
- In 1909, Protectionist leader Alfred Deakin negotiated a merger between his party and Joseph Cook's Anti-Socialists, which became the Commonwealth Liberal Party. The party was joined by most sitting Protectionists and Anti-Socialists, together with Labour MP James Fowler (Perth), WAP MP William Hedges (Fremantle), and the "Corner" group of Independent Protectionists: George Fairbairn (Fawkner), John Forrest (Swan), John Quick (Bendigo), Sydney Sampson (Wimmera) and Agar Wynne (Balaclava). Protectionists William Lyne (Hume), George Wise (Gippsland) and David Storrer (Bass), who were sceptical of the merger, became Independents, as did Anti-Socialist Senator Josiah Symon (South Australia). Protectionist MP John Chanter (Riverina) joined the Labour Party.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor
- Chris Watson MP (South Sydney, NSW)
- Senator John Croft (WA)
Liberal
- Thomas Ewing MP (Richmond, NSW)
- Philip Fysh MP (Denison, Tas)
- George Reid MP (East Sydney, NSW)
- Dugald Thomson MP (North Sydney, NSW)
House of Representatives
Sitting members at the time of the election are in bold.
New South Wales
Queensland
Electorate | Held by | Labour Candidate | Liberal Candidate | Independent Candidate(s) |
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Brisbane | Liberal | William Finlayson | Justin Foxton | |
Capricornia | Liberal | William Higgs | Edward Archer | |
Darling Downs | Liberal | Morris Harland | Littleton Groom | |
Herbert | Labour | Fred Bamford | Thomas Crawford | |
Kennedy | Labour | Charles McDonald | John Houghton | |
Maranoa | Labour | James Page | Jasper Harvey | |
Moreton | Liberal | Thomas Emmerson | Hugh Sinclair | |
Oxley | Liberal | Richard Edwards | Frederick Dent | |
Wide Bay | Labour | Andrew Fisher | Jacob Stumm |
South Australia
Electorate | Held by | Labour Candidate | Liberal Candidate | Independent Candidate(s) |
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Adelaide | Labour | Ernest Roberts | Alexander McLachlan | |
Angas | Liberal | Patrick Glynn | ||
Barker | Liberal | Martin Dwyer | John Livingston | |
Boothby | Labour | Lee Batchelor | Paris Nesbit | |
Grey | Labour | Alexander Poynton | ||
Hindmarsh | Labour | William Archibald | ||
Wakefield | Liberal | John Vaughan | Richard Foster | Charles Horne |
Tasmania
Electorate | Held by | Labour Candidate | Liberal Candidate | Independent Candidate(s) |
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Bass | Liberal | Jens Jensen | David Storrer | |
Darwin | Labour | King O'Malley | William Fisher | |
Denison | Liberal | William Laird Smith | Matthew Simmons | |
Franklin | Liberal | William Shoobridge | William McWilliams | |
Wilmot | Liberal | Thomas Wilson | Llewellyn Atkinson |
Victoria
Western Australia
Electorate | Held by | Labour Candidate | Liberal Candidate | Independent Candidate(s) |
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Coolgardie | Labour | Hugh Mahon | Robert Hastie | Arthur McClay |
Fremantle | Liberal | William Carpenter | William Hedges | |
Kalgoorlie | Labour | Charles Frazer | John Thornett | |
Perth | Labour | Ernest Henshaw | James Fowler | |
Swan | Liberal | Peter O'Loughlen | John Forrest |
Senate
Sitting senators are in bold.
New South Wales
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labour Candidates | Liberal Candidates | Independent Candidates |
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Albert Gardiner Allan McDougall Arthur Rae |
John Gray John Neild Edward Pulsford |
Thomas Hoare Robert Mackenzie James Moroney John Norton |
Queensland
Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats.
Labour Candidates | Liberal Candidates | Independent Candidates |
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Thomas Givens James Stewart Henry Turley |
Thomas Glassey Hugh Macrossan Joe Millican |
William Kellett Horace Ransome |
South Australia
Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats.
Tasmania
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labour Candidates | Liberal Candidates | Independent Candidates |
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James Long David O'Keefe Rudolph Ready |
Henry Dobson James Macfarlane Edward Mulcahy |
James Campbell |
Victoria
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Labour Party was defending one seat.
Western Australia
Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats.
See also
- Australian federal election, 1910
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1910–1913
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1907–1910
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1910–1913
- List of political parties in Australia