# 1910 Australian Senate election

The Australian states each elected three members of the Australian Senate at the 1910 federal election to serve a six-year term starting on 1 July 1910.

## Australia

Senate 1910–13 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 62.16% (Non-CV) — Informal 4.66 :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held | Change |
| | Labour | 2,021,090 | 50.30 | +11.57 | 18 | 22 | 7 |
| | Liberal | 1,830,353 | 45.55 | −11.25 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| | Independents | 134,976 | 3.36 | +2.46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Socialist Labor | 31,700 | 0.79 | −0.51 | | | |
| Total | Total | 4,018,119 | | | 18 | 36 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 62,700 | 4.66 | –1.7 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,402,106 | 62.08 | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,258,482 | | | | | |
| Source: Psephos: 1910 Senate ||||||||

## New South Wales

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan McDougall (elected 1) | 249,212 | 51.0 | |
| | Labour | Albert Gardiner (elected 2) | 247,047 | 50.6 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Arthur Rae (elected 3) | 239,307 | 49.0 | |
| | Liberal | John Gray (defeated) | 214,889 | 44.0 | −15.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward Pulsford (defeated) | 212,150 | 44.0 | −17.0 |
| | Liberal | John Neild (defeated) | 212,150 | 43.4 | −18.2 |
| | Independent | John Norton | 50,893 | 10.4 | |
| | Socialist Labor | Robert Mackenzie | 13,608 | 2.8 | |
| | Socialist Labor | James Moroney | 9,660 | 2.0 | −6.3 |
| | Socialist Labor | Thomas Hoare | 8,432 | 1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,465,767 488,589 voters | 95.3 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24,213 | 4.7 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 512,802 | 61.4 | +9.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 735,566 | 50.5 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | | 647,608 | 44.4 | −10.8 |
| | Independent | | 50,893 | 3.5 | |
| | Socialist Labor | | 23,268 | 1.6 | −1.8 |

## Queensland

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Givens (re-elected 1) | 82,234 | 50.8 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Harry Turley (re-elected 2) | 81,719 | 50.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | James Stewart (re-elected 3) | 80,339 | 49.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Glassey | 77,895 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal | Hugh Macrossan | 77,367 | 47.8 | |
| | Liberal | Joe Millican | 75,707 | 46.8 | |
| | Independent | William Kellett | 6,065 | 3.7 | |
| | Independent | Horace Ransome | 4,014 | 2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 485,340 161,780 voters | 94.8 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,854 | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,634 | 61.2 | +15.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 244,292 | 50.3 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | | 230,969 | 47.6 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | | 10,079 | 2.1 | |

## South Australia

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gregor McGregor (re-elected 1) | 58,955 | 55.2 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Guthrie (re-elected 2) | 57,733 | 54.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | William Story (re-elected 3) | 31,489 | 46.5 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | David Gordon | 50,729 | 47.5 | |
| | Liberal | David Charleston | 49,063 | 45.9 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | John Shannon | 48,834 | 45.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 320,484 106,828 voters | 96.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,675 | 3.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,517 | 53.2 | +16.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 171,858 | 53.6 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | | 148,626 | 46.4 | −0.7 |

## Tasmania

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David O'Keefe (elected 1) | 31,304 | 56.2 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | James Long (re-elected 2) | 30,973 | 55.6 | |
| | Labour | Rudolph Ready (elected 3) | 29,756 | 53.4 | |
| | Liberal | Henry Dobson (defeated) | 24,422 | 43.8 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy (defeated) | 24,419 | 43.8 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal | James Macfarlane (defeated) | 24,233 | 43.5 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | James Campbell | 2,041 | 3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 167,148 55,716 voters | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | unknown | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | unknown | | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 92,033 | 55.1 | +24.5 |
| | Liberal | | 73,074 | 43.7 | −25.7 |

## Victoria

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Findley (re-elected 1) | 217,573 | 48.7 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Barker (elected 2) | 216,199 | 48.4 | +23.7 |
| | Labour | Albert Blakey (elected 3) | 215,117 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Best (defeated) | 213,976 | 47.9 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal | William Trenwith (defeated) | 211,058 | 47.2 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal | James McCay | 195,477 | 43.7 | |
| | Independent | Vida Goldstein | 53,538,511 | 12.0 | |
| | Independent | James Ronald | 18,380 | 4.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,341,363 447,121 voters | 95.4 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21,414 | 4.6 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 468,535 | 66.6 | +9.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 648,889 | 48.4 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal | | 620,511 | 46.3 | −20.9 |
| | Independent | | 71,963 | 5.4 | |

## Western Australia

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Henderson (re-elected 1) | 44,215 | 55.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Buzacott (elected 2) | 43,032 | 54.2 | |
| | Labour | Hugh de Largie (re-elected 3) | 41,205 | 51.9 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal | Walter Kingsmill | 37,263 | 46.9 | |
| | Liberal | Archibald Sanderson | 36,453 | 45.9 | |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Harper | 35,948 | 45.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 238,116 79,372 voters | 94.6 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,544 | 5.4 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,916 | 62.2 | +26.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 128,452 | 53.9 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | | 109,664 | 46.1 | |