The 1913 Australian federal election was 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 Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal Party under Joseph Cook, marking the second time an Australian Prime Minister was defeated at an election. The new government had a majority of just a single seat, and held a minority of seats in the Senate.Senate results, 1913 election It would last only 15 months, suffering defeat at the 1914 election.

The 1913 election was held in conjunction with six referendum questions, none of which were carried. According to David Day, Andrew Fisher's biographer, "it was probably the timing of the referenda that was most responsible for the disappointing election result" for the Labor Party.

Results House of Representatives

+House of Reps 1913–14 (FPTP) — Turnout 73.49% (Non-CV) — Informal 2.83% Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 930,076 48.94 +3.85 38 +7   Labor 921,099 48.47 −1.50 37 −5   Independents 49,194 2.59 −2.35 0 −2 Total 1,900,369     75   LiberalWin 38 +7   Labor 37 −5

Notes Three members were elected unopposed – one Liberal and two Labor.

Senate +Senate 1913–14 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 73.66% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change   Liberal 946,807 49.38 +3.83 7 7 −7   Labor 934,176 48.72 −1.58 11 29 +7   Socialist Labor 20,183 1.05 +1.05 0 0 0   Independents 16,233 0.85 −2.51 0 0 0   Total 1,917,399     18 36

Seats changing hands

Seat Pre-1913 Swing Post-1913 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Ballaarat, Vic  Liberal Alfred Deakin 1.1 3.1 0.6 Charles McGrath Labor  Bendigo, Vic  Liberal John Quick 1.3 3.6 2.0 John Arthur Labor  Boothby, SA  Liberal David Gordon 7.1 10.8 3.0 George Dankel Labor  Calare, NSW  Labor Thomas Brown 3.6 5.9 2.1 Henry Pigott Liberal  Corangamite, Vic  Labor James Scullin 4.7 6.1 2.2 Chester Manifold Liberal  Corio, Vic  Labor Alfred Ozanne 4.4 5.1 1.8 William Kendell Liberal  Fremantle, WA  Liberal William Hedges 4.5 11.4 5.8 Reginald Burchell Labor  Gippsland, Vic  Independent George Wise 12.1 12.7 5.0 James Bennett Liberal  Hume, NSW  Independent William Lyne 16.4 16.2 0.7 Robert Patten Liberal  Indi, Vic  Labor Parker Moloney 3.1 3.2 2.2 Cornelius Ahern Liberal  New England, NSW  Labor Frank Foster 2.7 9.5 6.5 Percy Abbott Liberal  Oxley, Qld  Liberal Richard Edwards 12.2 N/A 4.4 James Sharpe Labor  Riverina, NSW  Labor John Chanter 7.0 8.6 1.0 Franc Falkiner Liberal  Wannon, Vic  Labor John McDougall 5.0 7.8 4.2 Arthur Rodgers Liberal  Werriwa, NSW  Labor Benjamin Bennett 0.8 6.5 5.9 Alfred Conroy Liberal  Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.

Post-election pendulum

Government seatsCommonwealth Liberal PartyMarginalHume (NSW)Robert PattenLIB0.7 vs INDRiverina (NSW)Franc FalkinerLIB1.0Corio (Vic)William KendellLIB1.8Calare (NSW)Henry PigottLIB2.1Indi (Vic)Cornelius AhernLIB2.2Corangamite (Vic)Chester ManifoldLIB2.2Dampier (WA)Henry GregoryLIB2.6Perth (WA)James FowlerLIB3.3Wakefield (SA)Richard FosterLIB3.7Grampians (Vic)Hans IrvineLIB3.9Wannon (Vic)Arthur RodgersLIB4.2Lilley (Qld)Jacob StummLIB4.7Swan (WA)John ForrestLIB4.9Gippsland (Vic)James BennettLIB5.0 vs INDRobertson (NSW)William FlemingLIB5.3Nepean (NSW)Richard OrchardLIB5.6Franklin (Tas)William McWilliamsLIB5.8Werriwa (NSW)Alfred ConroyLIB5.9Fairly safeNew England (NSW)Percy AbbottLIB6.5Lang (NSW)Elliot JohnsonLIB7.1Flinders (Vic)William IrvineLIB7.8Eden-Monaro (NSW)Austin ChapmanLIB8.7Barker (SA)John LivingstonLIB9.0SafeDarling Downs (Qld)Littleton GroomLIB10.0Moreton (Qld)Hugh SinclairLIB10.7Echuca (Vic)Albert PalmerLIB11.0Wentworth (NSW)Willie KellyLIB11.7Kooyong (Vic)Robert BestLIB11.9 vs INDParkes (NSW)Bruce SmithLIB11.9Wilmot (Tas)Llewellyn AtkinsonLIB12.6Balaclava (Vic)Agar WynneLIB15.0Henty (Vic)James BoydLIB17.1Parramatta (NSW)Joseph CookLIB18.3North Sydney (NSW)Granville RyrieLIB19.1Richmond (NSW)Walter Massy-GreeneLIB19.9Very safeWimmera (Vic)Sydney SampsonLIB21.0Cowper (NSW)John ThomsonLIB22.2Angas (SA)Paddy GlynnLIBunopposed Non-government seatsAustralian Labor PartyMarginalIllawarra (NSW)George BurnsALP0.2Ballaarat (Vic)Charles McGrathALP0.6Macquarie (NSW)Ernest CarrALP1.6Grey (SA)Alexander PoyntonALP2.0Bendigo (Vic)John ArthurALP2.0Darwin (Tas)King O'MalleyALP2.1Gwydir (NSW)William WebsterALP2.2Bass (Tas)Jens JensenALP2.4Boothby (SA)George DankelALP3.0Denison (Tas)William Laird SmithALP3.3Fawkner (Vic)Joseph HannanALP3.3Oxley (Qld)James SharpeALP4.4Hunter (NSW)Matthew CharltonALP4.5Wide Bay (Qld)Andrew FisherALP5.6Fremantle (WA)Reginald BurchellALP5.8Fairly safeEast Sydney (NSW)John WestALP6.1Brisbane (Qld)William FinlaysonALP6.9Dalley (NSW)Robert HoweALP7.7Herbert (Qld)Fred BamfordALP8.0Cook (NSW)James CattsALP9.9SafeBourke (Vic)Frank AnsteyALP10.0Darling (NSW)William SpenceALP10.5Maribyrnong (Vic))James FentonALP10.8Capricornia (Qld)William HiggsALP14.1Batman (Vic)Frank BrennanALP14.9Maranoa (Qld)Jim PageALP15.0South Sydney (NSW)Edward RileyALP15.0Adelaide (SA)Ernest RobertsALP18.4Very safeWest Sydney (NSW)Billy HughesALP21.3Melbourne (Vic)William MaloneyALP21.9 vs INDNewcastle (NSW)David WatkinsALP23.8Kennedy (Qld)Charles McDonaldALP24.4Yarra (Vic)Frank TudorALP25.0Barrier (NSW)Josiah ThomasALP26.8Melbourne Ports (Vic)James MathewsALP29.2Hindmarsh (SA)William ArchibaldALPunopposedKalgoorlie (WA)Charlie FrazerALPunopposed

See also Candidates of the 1913 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914 Members of the Australian Senate, 1913–1914

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References

External links University of WA election results in Australia since 1890