Results of the 1901 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 29 March 1901[1] House of Representatives –1903 >>
Enrolled voters		987,754
Votes cast		514,440		Turnout	56.68
Informal votes		8,468		Informal	1.65
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Protectionist	185,943	36.75%	*	31	*
	Free Trade	151,960	30.03%	*	28	*
	Labour	79,736	15.76%	*	14	*
	Independent	8,384	1.66%	*	2	*
	Other	79,949	15.80	*	0	*
Total		505,972			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1901 federal election.

New South Wales[]

Barrier[]

1901 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	4,649	87.4	+87.4
	Independent	Benjamin Long	670	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			5,319	96.8
Informal votes			174	3.2
Turnout			5,493	53.4
	Labour win		(new seat)

Bland[]

1901 Australian federal election: Bland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watson	4,132	57.4	+57.4
	Ind. Protectionist	Patrick Heffernan	2,271	31.6	+31.6
	Free Trade	William Lucas	792	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			7,195	97.6
Informal votes			175	2.4
Turnout			7,370	67.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

Canobolas[]

1901 Australian federal election: Canobolas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Brown	4,120	54.2	+54.2
	Protectionist	Bernhard Wise	3,278	43.1	+43.1
	Ind. Protectionist	William Melville	153	2.0	+2.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Thomas Dalveen	54	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			7,605	98.5
Informal votes			112	1.5
Turnout			7,717	70.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

Cowper[]

1901 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Francis Clarke	3,267	38.3	+38.3
	Free Trade	Robert Davidson	2,866	33.6	+33.6
	Ind. Protectionist	Hugh McKinnon	2,387	28.0	+28.0
Total formal votes			8,520	98.7
Informal votes			112	1.3
Turnout			8,632	67.4
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Dalley[]

1901 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	William Wilks	5,507	50.8	+50.8
	Protectionist	Reginald Cohen	3,081	28.4	+28.4
	Labour	Sydney Law	2,245	20.7	+20.7
Total formal votes			10,833	98.8
Informal votes			131	1.2
Turnout			10,964	72.6
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Darling[]

1901 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Spence	2,206	44.4	+44.4
	Free Trade	Thomas Bertram	1,537	31.0	+31.0
	Protectionist	Patrick Quinn	1,221	24.6	+24.6
Total formal votes			4,964	97.5
Informal votes			128	2.5
Turnout			5,092	57.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

East Sydney[]

1901 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Reid	6,191	68.0	+68.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Harry Foran	2,139	23.5	+23.5
	Ind. Protectionist	John Cleary	517	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	James Toomey	253	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			9,100	96.7
Informal votes			313	3.3
Turnout			9,413	61.7
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Eden-Monaro[]

1901 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	5,451	64.2	+64.2
	Protectionist	William Wood	3,041	35.8	+35.8
Total formal votes			8,492	98.5
Informal votes			127	1.5
Turnout			8,619	68.0
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Gwydir[]

1901 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	George Cruickshank	3,522	54.9	+54.9
	Labour	William Webster	1,869	29.1	+29.1
	Free Trade	Edward Foxall	871	13.6	+13.6
	Ind. Free Trade	William Buchanan	157	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			6,419	97.6
Informal votes			156	2.4
Turnout			6,575	50.6
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Hume[]

1901 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	3,965	54.1	+54.1
	Free Trade	William Goddard	3,359	45.9	+45.9
Total formal votes			7,324	98.8
Informal votes			88	1.2
Turnout			7,412	68.2
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Hunter[]

1901 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Edmund Barton	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Illawarra[]

1901 Australian federal election: Illawarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Fuller	5,788	56.9	+56.9
	Protectionist	Alexander Hay	3,693	36.3	+36.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght	689	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			10,170	98.2
Informal votes			183	1.8
Turnout			10,353	76.4
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Lang[]

1901 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Francis McLean	7,449	74.5	+74.5
	Protectionist	James Edwards	1,801	18.0	+18.0
	Labour	James Watson	632	6.3	+6.3
	Ind. Protectionist	James Mitchell	111	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			9,993	97.2
Informal votes			292	2.8
Turnout			10,285	85.7
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Macquarie[]

1901 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith	3,846	53.9	+53.9
	Protectionist	William Ferguson	3,285	46.1	+46.1
Total formal votes			7,131	98.2
Informal votes			130	1.8
Turnout			7,261	63.4
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Newcastle[]

1901 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	7,495	64.3	+64.3
	Free Trade	Owen Gilbert	4,072	34.9	+34.9
	Independent Labour	John Bailey	95	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			11,662	98.2
Informal votes			218	1.8
Turnout			11,880	97.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

New England[]

1901 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	William Sawers	4,063	45.8	+45.8
	Free Trade	Edmund Lonsdale	3,955	44.6	+44.6
	Independent	George Simpson	845	9.5	+9.5
Total formal votes			8,863	98.1
Informal votes			172	1.9
Turnout			9,035	67.3
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

North Sydney[]

1901 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Dugald Thomson	6,584	60.4	+60.4
	Ind. Free Trade	Edward Clark	4,315	39.6	+39.6
Total formal votes			10,899	98.7
Informal votes			145	1.3
Turnout			11,044	73.1
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Parkes[]

1901 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Bruce Smith	7,321	73.1	+73.1
	Protectionist	Robert Thomson	2,284	22.8	+22.8
	Independent Labour	George Burns	413	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			10,018	98.2
Informal votes			185	1.8
Turnout			10,203	64.1
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Parramatta[]

1901 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Joseph Cook	5,778	61.3	+61.3
	Protectionist	William Sandford	3,646	38.7	+38.7
Total formal votes			9,424	99.0
Informal votes			91	1.0
Turnout			9,515	74.6
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Richmond[]

1901 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	3,646	55.3	+55.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Robert Pyers	2,942	44.7	+44.7
Total formal votes			6,558	97.8
Informal votes			145	2.2
Turnout			6,733	67.0
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Riverina[]

1901 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	John Chanter	3,275	53.5	+53.5
	Free Trade	James Ashton	2,850	46.5	+46.5
Total formal votes			6,125	98.6
Informal votes			86	1.4
Turnout			6,211	62.4
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Robertson[]

1901 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Henry Willis	3,735	53.0	+53.0
	Protectionist	Jack FitzGerald	3,307	47.0	+47.0
Total formal votes			7,042	98.1
Informal votes			134	1.9
Turnout			7,176	58.0
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

South Sydney[]

1901 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Edwards	4,693	41.4	+41.4
	Labour	James McGowen	4,314	38.0	+38.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Henry Hoyle	2,334	20.6	+20.6
Total formal votes			11,341	98.2
Informal votes			203	1.8
Turnout			11,544	73.2
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Wentworth[]

1901 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sir William McMillan	6,315	68.4	+68.4
	Protectionist	John Gannon	2,915	31.6	+31.6
Total formal votes			9,230	98.4
Informal votes			153	1.6
Turnout			9,383	70.0
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Werriwa[]

1901 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Alfred Conroy	4,025	51.9	+51.9
	Protectionist	Thomas Rose	3,731	48.1	+48.1
Total formal votes			7,756	98.3
Informal votes			138	1.7
Turnout			7,894	69.9
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

West Sydney[]

1901 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	6,652	73.7	+73.7
	Protectionist	James Beer	2,062	22.9	+22.9
	Ind. Protectionist	James Hanrahan	307	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			9,021	97.0
Informal votes			279	3.0
Turnout			9,300	63.4
	Labour win		(new seat)

Victoria[]

Balaclava[]

1901 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir George Turner	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Ballaarat[]

1901 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Alfred Deakin	4,655	74.5	+74.5
	Ind. Protectionist	Richard Vale	1,594	25.5	+25.5
Total formal votes			6,249	95.4
Informal votes			29	4.6
Turnout			6,278	47.6
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Bendigo[]

1901 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Quick	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Bourke[]

1901 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James Hume Cook	3,021	34.6	+34.6
	Free Trade	Frederick Hickford	2,343	26.8	+26.8
	Labour	Martin Hannah	1,559	17.8	+17.8
	Ind. Protectionist	James Rose	1,138	13.0	+13.0
	Ind. Protectionist	James Mirams	676	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			8,737	99.0
Informal votes			87	1.0
Turnout			8,824	66.1
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Corangamite[]

1901 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Chester Manifold	3,886	72.2	+72.2
	Ind. Protectionist	John Woods	1,495	27.8	+27.8
Total formal votes			5,381	99.4
Informal votes			34	0.6
Turnout			5,415	48.6
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Corinella[]

1901 Australian federal election: Corinella

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McCay	3,836	58.5	+58.5
	Free Trade	Nicholas Fitzgerald	2,723	41.5	+41.5
Total formal votes			6,559	99.0
Informal votes			69	1.0
Turnout			6,628	56.8
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Corio[]

1901 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Richard Crouch	2,710	41.8	+41.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Jonas Levien	1,580	24.4	+24.4
	Ind. Protectionist	Angus McNaughton	1,321	20.4	+20.4
	Free Trade	James Boyd	867	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			6,478	99.1
Informal votes			59	0.9
Turnout			6,537	54.3
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Echuca[]

1901 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McColl	3,632	54.0	+54.0
	Free Trade	Max Hirsch	3,091	46.0	+46.0
Total formal votes			6,723	99.3
Informal votes			48	0.7
Turnout			6,771	59.6
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Flinders[]

1901 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Arthur Groom	2,272	39.9	+39.9
	Protectionist	Louis Smith	1,939	34.0	+34.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Alfred Downward	1,489	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			5,700	99.3
Informal votes			42	0.7
Turnout			5,742	47.2
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Gippsland[]

1901 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Allan McLean	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Grampians[]

1901 Australian federal election: Grampians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Thomas Skene	2,576	49.0	+49.0
	Protectionist	Alfred Rinder	1,934	36.8	+36.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Holford Wettenhall	745	14.2	+14.2
Total formal votes			5,255	99.0
Informal votes			54	1.0
Turnout			5,309	49.4
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Indi[]

1901 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Isaac Isaacs	3,839	65.1	+65.1
	Free Trade	Thomas Ashworth	2,058	34.9	+34.9
Total formal votes			5,897	99.1
Informal votes			52	0.9
Turnout			5,949	59.4
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Kooyong[]

1901 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	William Knox	5,193	57.4	+57.4
	Protectionist	Theodore Fink	3,026	33.5	+33.5
	Ind. Protectionist	John Rogers	821	9.1	+9.1
Total formal votes			9,040	99.5
Informal votes			45	0.5
Turnout			9,085	66.4
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Laanecoorie[]

1901 Australian federal election: Laanecoorie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Carty Salmon	3,054	52.1	+52.1
	Ind. Protectionist	Walter Grose	2,819	47.9	+47.9
Total formal votes			5,864	99.5
Informal votes			30	0.5
Turnout			5,894	58.1
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Melbourne[]

1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	4,985	60.8	+60.8
	Labour	William Maloney	3,212	39.2	+39.2
Total formal votes			8,179	99.2
Informal votes			66	0.8
Turnout			8,263	62.4
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Melbourne Ports[]

1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Samuel Mauger	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Mernda[]

1901 Australian federal election: Mernda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	2,601	45.3	+45.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Thomas Hunt	2,110	37.8	+37.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Sydney Stott	1,026	17.9	+17.9
Total formal votes			5,737	99.1
Informal votes			49	0.9
Turnout			5,786	50.7
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Moira[]

1901 Australian federal election: Moira

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	2,883	56.2	+56.2
	Free Trade	John West	2,251	43.8	+43.8
Total formal votes			5,134	99.2
Informal votes			44	0.4
Turnout			5,178	50.8
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Northern Melbourne[]

1901 Australian federal election: Northern Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Henry Higgins	4,958	59.0	+59.0
	Protectionist	Robert Barr	1,767	21.0	+21.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Isaac Selby	1,681	20.0	+20.0
Total formal votes			8,406	99.2
Informal votes			70	0.8
Turnout			8,476	55.5
	Ind. Protectionist win		(new seat)

Southern Melbourne[]

1901 Australian federal election: Southern Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Ronald	3,211	40.9	+40.9
	Protectionist	Donald McArthur	2,256	28.8	+28.8
	Free Trade	Alexander Sutherland	1,865	23.8	+23.8
	Ind. Protectionist	David Gaunson	513	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			7,845	99.0
Informal votes			77	1.0
Turnout			7,922	62.0
	Labour win		(new seat)

Wannon[]

1901 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Samuel Cooke	3,088	44.8	+44.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Leo Cussen	1,913	27.8	+27.8
	Protectionist	Louis Horwitz	1,890	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			6,891	99.1
Informal votes			60	0.9
Turnout			6,951	61.8
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Wimmera[]

1901 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Pharez Phillips	2,372	49.2	+49.2
	Free Trade	William Irvine	1,832	38.0	+38.0
	Ind. Free Trade	Henry Williams	617	12.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			4,821	99.2
Informal votes			39	0.8
Turnout			4,860	49.1
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Yarra[]

1901 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Tudor	3,174	33.1	+33.1
	Protectionist	William Wilson	2,745	28.6	+28.6
	Ind. Protectionist	Patrick O'Connor	2,631	27.4	+27.4
	Ind. Protectionist	John Gahan	1,043	10.9	+10.9
Total formal votes			9,593	99.0
Informal votes			97	1.0
Turnout			9,690	63.8
	Labour win		(new seat)

Queensland[]

Brisbane[]

1901 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	3,351	46.8	+46.8
	Labour	Daniel Guilfoyle	2,273	31.7	+31.7
	Protectionist	Charles Hardie Buzacott	1,538	21.5	+21.5
Total formal votes			7,162	96.9
Informal votes			234	3.1
Turnout			7,396	57.0
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Capricornia[]

1901 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Free Trade	Alexander Paterson	3,632	51.0	+51.0
	Labour	Wallace Nelson	3,493	49.0	+49.0
Total formal votes			7,125	97.8
Informal votes			160	2.2
Turnout			7,285	68.3
	Ind. Free Trade win		(new seat)

Darling Downs[]

1901 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	William Groom	4,685	78.5	+78.5
	Protectionist	Horace Ransome	1,283	21.5	+21.5
Total formal votes			5,968	96.4
Informal votes			224	3.6
Turnout			6,192	56.0
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Herbert[]

1901 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fred Bamford	3,353	51.6	+51.6
	Protectionist	William Brown	3,140	48.4	+48.4
Total formal votes			6,493	96.8
Informal votes			217	3.2
Turnout			6,710	66.6
	Labour win		(new seat)

Kennedy[]

1901 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	3,936	62.9	+62.9
	Free Trade	Maurice Barnett	2,325	37.1	+37.1
Total formal votes			6,261	98.1
Informal votes			123	1.9
Turnout			6,384	66.5
	Labour win		(new seat)

Maranoa[]

1901 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Page	2,998	53.3	+53.3
	Free Trade	George Bunning	2,629	46.7	+46.7
Total formal votes			5,627	98.9
Informal votes			62	1.1
Turnout			5,689	65.2
	Labour win		(new seat)

Moreton[]

1901 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	James Wilkinson	2,569	39.4	+39.4
	Protectionist	Anthony Darvall	2,099	32.2	+32.2
	Protectionist	William Ryott Maughan	1,296	19.9	+19.9
	Independent	Edward Kretschmer	301	4.6	+4.6
	Protectionist	William Kellett	149	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Robert Neilson	114	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			6,528	94.4
Informal votes			388	5.6
Turnout			6,916	56.7
	Independent Labour win		(new seat)

Oxley[]

1901 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Richard Edwards	3,753	53.2	+53.2
	Labour	Harry Turley	3,299	46.8	+46.8
Total formal votes			7,052	99.4
Informal votes			45	0.6
Turnout			7,097	57.8
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Wide Bay[]

1901 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	4,910	55.4	+55.4
	Protectionist	John Annear	3,955	44.6	+44.6
Total formal votes			8,865	98.6
Informal votes			122	1.4
Turnout			8,987	71.2
	Labour win		(new seat)

South Australia[]

South Australia[]

Elected members listed in bold. South Australia elected seven members, with each elector casting seven votes.

1901 Australian federal election: South Australia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Charles Kingston	41,477	65.9	+65.9
	Protectionist	Sir Langdon Bonython	39,434	62.7	+62.7
	Free Trade	Paddy Glynn	37,450	59.5	+59.5
	Free Trade	Frederick Holder	37,424	59.5	+59.5
	Labour	Lee Batchelor	31,614	50.3	+50.3
	Free Trade	Vaiben Louis Solomon	27,030	43.0	+43.0
	Free Trade	Alexander Poynton	25,864	41.1	+41.1
	Labour	Thomas Price	24,019	38.2	+38.2
	Protectionist	Robert Caldwell	21,102	33.6	+33.6
	Free Trade	Henry Baker	15,760	25.1	+25.1
	Free Trade	Crawford Vaughan	11,874	18.9	+18.9
	Free Trade	Richard Wood	11,054	17.6	+17.6
	Free Trade	Thomas Webb	9,357	14.9	+14.9
	Protectionist	John Cooke	8,947	14.2	+14.2
	Protectionist	John O'Connell	3,152	5.0	+5.0
	Protectionist	George Wyld	2,858	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	George Mitchell	1,745	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			350,161	98.4
Informal votes			985	1.6
Turnout			62,982	40.8

Western Australia[]

Coolgardie[]

1901 Australian federal election: Coolgardie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Mahon	3,329	52.8	+52.8
	Free Trade	John Archibald	2,974	47.2	+47.2
Total formal votes			6,303
	Labour win		(new seat)

Fremantle[]

1901 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Elias Solomon	2,870	56.7	+56.7
	Labour	Tom O'Beirne	1,831	36.2	+36.2
	Ind. Free Trade	Charles Jones	262	5.2	+5.2
	Ind. Free Trade	William Adcock	102	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			5,065	97.2
Informal votes			148	2.8
Turnout			5,213	31.1
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Kalgoorlie[]

1901 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	John Kirwan	5,374	64.1	+64.1
	Ind. Free Trade	John Hopkins	3,015	35.9	+35.9
Total formal votes			8,389	44.6
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

Perth[]

1901 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	3,334	59.1	+59.1
	Protectionist	Michael Cavanagh	2,310	40.9	+40.9
Total formal votes			5,644	98.2
Informal votes			106	1.8
Turnout			5,750	31.1
	Labour win		(new seat)

Swan[]

1901 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Forrest	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

Tasmania[]

Tasmania[]

1901 Australian federal election: Tasmania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sir Edward Braddon	4,720	26.2	+26.2
	Protectionist	King O'Malley	3,940	21.9	+21.9
	Free Trade	Norman Cameron	2,092	11.6	+11.6
	Free Trade	Frederick Piesse	1,816	9.9	+9.9
	Protectionist	Sir Philip Fysh	1,794	9.9	+9.9
	Free Trade	William Hartnoll	1,430	7.9	+7.9
	Protectionist	James Whitelaw	1,167	6.5	+6.5
	Protectionist	Charles Fenton	942	5.2	+5.2
	Independent	David Blanshard	140	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			18,041	97.1
Informal votes			533	2.9
Turnout			18,575	47.0

See also[]

• 1901 Australian federal election
• Candidates of the 1901 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1903
• Results of the 1901 Australian federal election (Senate)

References[]