# 1922 Australian Senate election

The 1922 Australian Senate election was held on 16 December 1922 to elect 19 of the 36 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 1922 federal election. Each state elected three senators to serve a six-year term beginning on 1 July 1923, except for Queensland, who elected an extra senator to fill a casual vacancy.
The election saw the Nationalist Party retain its majority in the Senate. However, Labor saw better results than the previous election, winning the popular vote and 11 of the 19 contested seats.

## Australia

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, National :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | ± | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | ± | Seats won | Not up | New total | Seat change |
| | Labor | 715,219 | 45.70 | +2.86 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| | Nationalist | 567,084 | 36.23 | −10.17 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| | Country | 203,267 | 12.99 | +12.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Liberal Union | 43,706 | 2.79 | +2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Independents | 23,447 | 1.50 | +0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Socialist Labor | 8,551 | 0.55 | −0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Majority Labor | 3,813 | 0.24 | +0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 1,565,087 | 100.00 | – | 19 | 17 | 36 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 163,137 | 9.44 | +0.83 | – | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,728,224 | 57.99 | −13.34 | – | – | – | – |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,980,424 | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## New South Wales

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Allan McDougall (elected 1) 2. James Dunn 3. John Grant (elected 3) | 246,411 | 44.00 | +0.74 |
| | Nationalist | 1. Edward Millen (re-elected 2) 2. Henry Garling (defeated) 3. Josiah Thomas (defeated) | 218,862 | 39.08 | +1.82 |
| | Country | 1. Percy Abbott 2. John Crapp 3. William Hedges | 82,443 | 14.72 | +14.72 |
| | Socialist Labor | Arthur Rae | 8,551 | 1.53 | −0.09 |
| | Majority Labor | John Powell | 3,813 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 560,080 | 90.00 | −0.63 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62,255 | 10.00 | +0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622,335 | 54.49 | −11.99 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Allan McDougall | Labor |
| 2 | Edward Millen | Nationalist |
| 3 | John Grant | Labor |

## Victoria

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Stephen Barker (elected 1) 2. Edward Findley (elected 3) 3. John Barnes (elected 2) | 221,948 | 48.98 | +6.26 |
| | Nationalist | 1. George Swinburne 2. William Bolton (defeated) 3. William Plain (defeated) | 154,861 | 34.17 | −14.50 |
| | Country/Liberal joint ticket | 1. David Andrew (CP) 2. Charles Merrett (Lib) 3. Andrew White (CP) | 73,385 | 16.19 | +16.19 |
| | Independent | John Foran | 2,982 | 0.66 | +0.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 453,176 | 92.07 | −0.16 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39,044 | 7.93 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 492,220 | 56.23 | −19.97 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Stephen Barker | Labor |
| 2 | John Barnes | Labor |
| 3 | Edward Findley | Labor |

## Queensland

Following the death of Nationalist senator John Adamson in May 1922, Labor member John MacDonald was appointed by the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to fill the casual vacancy. As a result, Queensland elected four senators, with the fourth senator elected sitting the remainder of Adamson's term ending on 30 June 1926.
1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. John MacDonald (defeated) 2. Harry Bruce 3. Harald Jensen 4. George Martens | 131,880 | 44.01 | −1.72 |
| | Nationalist | 1. Thomas Crawford (re-elected 1) 2. Harry Foll (re-elected 2) 3. Matthew Reid (re-elected 3) 4. William Thompson (elected 4) | 126,925 | 42.35 | −11.92 |
| | Country | 1. John Austin 2. William Fielding | 33,400 | 11.15 | +11.15 |
| | Independent | James Petersen | 10,547 | 3.52 | +3.52 |
| | Independent | Herbert Yeates | 7,468 | 2.49 | +2.49 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 299,673 | 89.25 | −2.74 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36,108 | 10.75 | +2.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 335,781 | 82.66 | −2.19 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Thomas Crawford | Nationalist |
| 2 | Harry Foll | Nationalist |
| 3 | Matthew Reid | Nationalist |
| 4 | William Thompson | Nationalist |

## Western Australia

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | 1. Joseph Allen 2. James Rogers 3. Walter Kingsmill (elected 2) 4. Richard Buzacott (defeated) 5. Emanuel Lazarus 6. Hugh de Largie (defeated) 7. George Henderson (defeated) | 30,085 | 42.09 | −5.84 |
| | Labor | 1. Ted Needham (elected 1) 2. Charles Graham (elected 3) 3. Charles Williams | 29,755 | 41.63 | +2.18 |
| | Country | 1. William Carroll 2. Archibald Sanderson 3. Leonard Darlot | 10,969 | 15.35 | +2.73 |
| | Independent | Patrick Stone | 667 | 0.93 | +0.93 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,476 | 90.76 | −0.22 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,281 | 9.24 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,757 | 47.27 | −15.85 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Ted Needham | Labor |
| 2 | Walter Kingsmill | Nationalist |
| 3 | Charles Graham | Labor |

## South Australia

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Bert Hoare (elected 1) 2. James O'Loghlin (elected 3) 3. Charles McHugh (elected 2) | 65,095 | 48.50 | +9.63 |
| | Liberal Union | 1. Alexander McLachlan 2. Edward Vardon (defeated) 3. James Rowell (defeated) | 43,706 | 32.56 | +32.56 |
| | Nationalist | 1. John Verran 2. Henry Chesson 3. William Senior (defeated) | 23,311 | 17.37 | −38.68 |
| | Independent | Frederic Andrews | 2,100 | 1.56 | +1.56 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 134,212 | 90.74 | −0.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13,699 | 9.26 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,911 | 53.22 | −13.17 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Bert Hoare | Labor |
| 2 | Charles McHugh | Labor |
| 3 | James O'Loghlin | Labor |

## Tasmania

1922 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | 1. Herbert Hays (elected 2) 2. Thomas Bakhap (re-elected 3) 3. John Earle (defeated) 4. William Williams 5. John Keating (defeated) 6. Henry Goodluck | 23,270 | 50.08 | −4.81 |
| | Labor | James Ogden (elected 1) | 20,130 | 43.32 | +2.56 |
| | Country | William Dixon | 3,070 | 6.61 | +6.61 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,470 | 90.73 | +0.41 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,750 | 9.27 | −0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,220 | 45.63 | −13.03 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | James Ogden | Labor |
| 2 | Herbert Hays | Nationalist |
| 3 | Thomas Bakhap | Nationalist |