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 Sir 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), Independent Senator William Trenwith (Victoria), and the "Corner" group of Independent Protectionists: George Fairbairn (Fawkner), Sir John Forrest (Swan), Sir John Quick (Bendigo), Sydney Sampson (Wimmera) and Agar Wynne (Balaclava). Protectionists Sir William Lyne (Hume), George Wise (Gippsland) and David Storrer (Bass), who were sceptical of the merger, became Independents, as did Anti-Socialist Senator Sir Josiah Symon (South Australia). Protectionist MP John Chanter (Riverina) joined the Labour Party.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labour Chris Watson MP (South Sydney, NSW) Senator John Croft (WA)
Liberal Sir Thomas Ewing MP (Richmond, NSW) Sir Philip Fysh MP (Denison, Tas) Dugald Thomson MP (North Sydney, NSW)
House of Representatives 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
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Barrier Labour Josiah Thomas William Shepherd Calare Labour Thomas Brown Henry Pigott Cook Labour James Catts William Clegg Cowper Liberal Clem Johnson John Thomson John O'Brien (Ind Lab)Dalley Liberal Robert Howe Bill Wilks Darling Labour William Spence James Carroll East Sydney Liberal John West Samuel Lees Eden-Monaro Liberal Austin Chapman Gwydir Labour William Webster Robert Patten Hume Liberal Bernard Grogan Sir William Lyne (Ind)Hunter Liberal Matthew Charlton Frank Liddell Illawarra Liberal George Burns George Fuller Lang Liberal Thomas Crawford Elliot Johnson Macquarie Labour Ernest Carr Alfred Conroy Nepean Liberal George Cann Eric Bowden Newcastle Labour David Watkins Frank Pulsford New England Labour Frank Foster William Fleming North Sydney Liberal Percy Tighe George Edwards John Steel (YANP)Parkes Liberal Ernest Burgess Bruce Smith Herbert Pratten (Ind Lib)Parramatta Liberal Bert Broue Joseph Cook Richmond Liberal William Gillies Walter Massy-Greene Venour Nathan (Ind Lib)Robert Pyers (Ind Lab)Riverina Liberal John Chanter John Jackson Edmund O'Dwyer (Ind Lib)Robertson Liberal William Johnson Henry Willis South Sydney Labour Edward Riley Eden George Wentworth Liberal Arthur Vernon Willie Kelly Werriwa Labour David Hall Granville Ryrie West Sydney Labour Billy Hughes Stanley Cole Harry Holland (Soc Lab)
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates 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 Jim Page Jasper Harvey Moreton Liberal Thomas Emmerson Hugh Sinclair Oxley Liberal Richard Edwards Frederick Dent (Ind)Wide Bay Labour Andrew Fisher Jacob Stumm
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labour Ernest Roberts Alexander McLachlan Angas Liberal Paddy Glynn Barker Liberal Martin Dwyer John Livingston Boothby Labour Lee Batchelor Paris Nesbit (Ind Lib)Grey Labour Alexander Poynton Hindmarsh Labour William Archibald Wakefield Liberal John Vaughan Richard Foster Charles Horne (YANP)
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Bass Liberal Jens Jensen David Storrer (Ind Prot)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
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal George Mead Agar Wynne Ballaarat Liberal David Russell Alfred Deakin Batman Liberal Henry Beard Jabez Coon Bendigo Liberal Frank Brennan Sir John Quick Bourke Liberal Frank Anstey James Hume Cook Corangamite Liberal James Scullin Gratton Wilson Corio Liberal Alfred Ozanne Richard Crouch Echuca Liberal Albert Palmer Hugh Davies (Ind Lib)William Everard (Ind Lib)Anthony O'Dwyer (Ind)William Orr (Ind)Fawkner Liberal Joseph Hannan George Fairbairn Flinders Liberal Frank Buckley William Irvine Timothy McInerney (Ind Lib)Gippsland Liberal James Bowden George Wise (Ind Lib)Grampians Liberal Archibald Stewart Hans Irvine Indi Liberal Parker Moloney Joseph Brown Kooyong Liberal William Knox Alfred Lumsden (Ind Lib)Laanecoorie Liberal Arthur Fraser Carty Salmon Maribyrnong Liberal James Fenton Samuel Mauger Melbourne Labour William Maloney William McPherson Melbourne Ports Labour James Mathews Alexander Ramsay Mernda Liberal James Kenneally Robert Harper Thomas Hunt (Ind Lib)Stephen Thompson (Ind)Wannon Labour John McDougall Samuel Cooke Wimmera Liberal Richard Taffe Sydney Sampson Yarra Labour Frank Tudor Elizee De Garis
Western Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabour candidateLiberal candidateIndependent candidate(s) Coolgardie Labour Hugh Mahon Robert Hastie Harry McClayFremantle Liberal William Carpenter William Hedges Kalgoorlie Labour Charlie Frazer John Thornett Perth Labour Ernest Henshaw James Fowler Swan Liberal Peter O'Loghlen Sir John Forrest
Senate 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 Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Liberal Senators Sir Albert Gould, Edward Millen and James Walker were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidatesSocialist Labor candidatesIndependent candidates Albert Gardiner*Allan McDougall*Arthur Rae* John GrayJohn NeildEdward Pulsford Thomas HoareRobert MackenzieJames Moroney John Norton
Queensland Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats. Liberal Senators Thomas Chataway, Robert Sayers and Anthony St Ledger were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates Thomas Givens*James Stewart*Harry Turley* Thomas GlasseyHugh MacrossanJoe Millican William KellettHorace Ransome
South Australia Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats. Liberal Senator Joseph Vardon, Labour Senator William Russell and Independent Senator Sir Josiah Symon were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidates Robert Guthrie*Gregor McGregor*William Story* David CharlestonDavid GordonJohn Shannon
Tasmania Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Liberal Senators Cyril Cameron, John Clemons and John Keating were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates James Long*David O'Keefe*Rudolph Ready* Henry DobsonJames MacfarlaneEdward Mulcahy James Campbell
Victoria Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Labour Party was defending one seat. Liberal Senators Simon Fraser and James McColl and Labour Senator Edward Russell were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates Stephen Barker*Albert Blakey*Edward Findley* Robert BestJames McCayWilliam Trenwith Vida GoldsteinJames Ronald
Western Australia Three seats were up for election. The Labour Party was defending three seats. Labour Senators Patrick Lynch, Ted Needham and George Pearce were not up for re-election.
Labour candidatesLiberal candidates Richard Buzacott*Hugh de Largie*George Henderson* Nathaniel HarperWalter KingsmillArchibald Sanderson
See also 1910 Australian federal election 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
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1910 Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1910