Commonwealth Parliament, Senate election in Tasmania
(for more information on this election see national summary for the Senate)
Election of 31 May 1913
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Senate enrolment and voting in Tasmania
Electoral composition of the Senate for this election in Tasmania
Senate votes and seats won, and seats held in Tasmania
Election held on 31 May 1913
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won by ticket n | Seats won by ticket % | Seats won by party n | Seats won by party % | Seats held by party n | Seats held by party % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 116,989 | 51.72 | +8.00 | 3 | 100.00 | 3 | 100.00 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Australian Labor Party | 104,596 | 46.24 | -8.82 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | |||
| Independents | 4,615 | 2.04 | +0.82 | 0 | |||||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Totals | 226,200 | 100.00 | 3 | 100.00 | 3 | 100.00 | 6 | 100.00 |
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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.
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.