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Commonwealth Parliament, Senate election in Tasmania

(for more information on this election see national summary for the Senate)

Election of 5 September 1914

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Senate enrolment and voting in Tasmania

Total number of voters on the rollin this state/territory
569,053
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
82,253
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
77.61%
Total valid votes
470,292
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
Not applicable

Electoral composition of the Senate for this election inTasmania

Total number of seats in the Senate
36
Total number of seats for each state
6
Number of seats for each territory
0
Seats to be filled at this Senate election in this state/territory
6
Casual vacancies/additional seats included in seats to be filled
0
Electoral System
Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting with multiple votes

Senate votes and seats won, and seats held in Tasmania

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Election held on 5 September 1914
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under listed party

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Party Name First preference vote nFirst preference vote share %Change from previous election %Seats won by ticket nSeats won by ticket %Seats won by party nSeats won by party %Seats held by party nSeats held by party %
Australian Labor Party 234,034  49.76  +3.52 4  66.674  66.67  4  66.67 
Liberal Party 226,459  48.15  -3.57 2  33.332  33.33  2  33.33 
Independents 2,820  .6  -1.44 0  0.000  0.00  0  0.00 
Votes for other than listed parties6,9791.48 +1.00       
Totals470,292  100    6  100%  6  100%  6  100% 

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Notes

In the table above, see the Glossary distinctions between Seats won by ticket and Seats won by party, and between Seats won by party and Seats held by party.

The use of first past the post (plurality) voting in multimember electoral districts (the states) with multiple votes for the election of of senators from 1903 to 1917, meant that the number of valid votes was much larger than the number of ballot papers cast. This voting system precludes the usual calculation of the informal vote for these elections.

Note - 104070

Sources

Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra; Australian National University Press, 1968 SBN 708112700); Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Senate.

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