This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1901 Australian federal election. The election was held on 29/30 March 1901.
Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Electorate | Protectionist [1] candidate | Free Trade [2] candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane |
Charles Hardie Buzacott Thomas Macdonald-Paterson* |
Daniel Guilfoyle | ||
Capricornia | Wallace Nelson | Alexander Paterson ( Ind FT) | ||
Darling Downs |
William Henry Groom* Horace Ransome |
|||
Herbert | William Brown | Fred Bamford | ||
Kennedy | Maurice Barnett | Charles McDonald | ||
Maranoa | George Bunning | Jim Page | ||
Moreton | Anthony Darvall William Kellett William Ryott Maughan |
Edward Kretschmer (
Ind) Robert Neilson ( Ind) James Wilkinson* ( Ind Lab) | ||
Oxley | Richard Edwards | Harry Turley | ||
Wide Bay | John Annear | Andrew Fisher |
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Elected candidates joined the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland.
Note that South Australia was constituted as one seven-member division, with each elector casting seven votes.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Sir Langdon Bonython* Robert Caldwell John Cooke Charles Kingston* John O'Connell George Wyld |
Henry Baker Paddy Glynn* Frederick Holder* Alexander Poynton* Vaiben Louis Solomon* Crawford Vaughan Thomas Webb Richard Wood |
Lee Batchelor* Thomas Price |
George Mitchell |
Note that Tasmania was constituted as one five-member division, with each elector casting one vote.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Charles Fenton Sir Philip Fysh* King O'Malley* [3] James Whitelaw |
Sir Edward Braddon* Norman Cameron* William Hartnoll Frederick Piesse* |
David Blanshard |
^ There was no Labour organisation in Tasmania; O'Malley joined the Labour Caucus when Parliament sat.
Electorate | Protectionist candidate | Free Trade candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coolgardie | John Archibald | Hugh Mahon | ||
Fremantle | Elias Solomon | Tom O'Beirne |
William Adcock (
Ind
FT) Charles Jones ( Ind FT) | |
Kalgoorlie | John Kirwan | John Marquis Hopkins ( Ind FT) | ||
Perth | Michael Cavanagh | James Fowler | ||
Swan | Sir John Forrest |
Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Six seats were up for election.
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist [4] candidates | Free Trade [5] candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
John Bartholomew Charles Hardie Buzacott Alfred Cowley James Drake* Thomas Glassey* John Hamilton Thomas Murray-Prior Edmund Plant David Seymour Andrew Thynne |
Joseph Ahearne John Ferguson* |
Anderson Dawson* William Higgs* James Stewart* |
John Hoolan |
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Glassey and Drake, when elected, sat with the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland. Ferguson, when elected, sat with the Free Traders in Parliament.
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates |
---|---|---|
Thomas Burgoyne Sir John Downer* Andrew Kirkpatrick Thomas Playford* |
Arthur Addison Sir Richard Baker* David Charleston* William Copley Sir Josiah Symon* |
Gregor McGregor* James O'Loghlin |
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Cyril Cameron* John Keating* William Moore David O'Keefe* [6] |
Jonathan Best John Clemons* Henry Dobson* James Macfarlane* Henry Murray Robert Patterson |
Arthur Morrisby (
Ind
FT) Alfred Page ( Ind FT) Don Urquhart ( Ind FT) James Waldron ( Ind FT) Joseph Woollnough ( Ind FT) |
^ O'Keefe joined the Labour Party when Parliament sat (there was no Labour organisation in Tasmania).
Six seats were up for election. Fraser and Zeal sat as Protectionists once elected.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Best* John Dow William Kelly James Styles* William Watt |
John Duffy William Moule James Purves Robert Reid Sir Frederick Sargood* John Wallace |
Stephen Barker John Barrett* Alfred Hampson |
Richard Baker (
Ind
Prot) Simon Fraser* ( Ind Prot) Charles Sargeant ( Ind Prot) George Wise ( Ind Prot) Sir William Zeal* ( Ind Prot) |
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Charles John Phair |
Norman Ewing* Edward Harney* Alexander Matheson* Staniforth Smith* Joseph Thomson Louis Wolff |
Hugh de Largie* George Pearce* |
Julius Bowen (
Ind
FT) Henry Ellis ( Ind FT) Richard Gell ( Ind FT) Henry Saunders ( Ind FT) Walter Phillips ( Ind FT) Horace Stirling ( Ind FT) |
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1901 Australian federal election. The election was held on 29/30 March 1901.
Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Electorate | Protectionist [1] candidate | Free Trade [2] candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane |
Charles Hardie Buzacott Thomas Macdonald-Paterson* |
Daniel Guilfoyle | ||
Capricornia | Wallace Nelson | Alexander Paterson ( Ind FT) | ||
Darling Downs |
William Henry Groom* Horace Ransome |
|||
Herbert | William Brown | Fred Bamford | ||
Kennedy | Maurice Barnett | Charles McDonald | ||
Maranoa | George Bunning | Jim Page | ||
Moreton | Anthony Darvall William Kellett William Ryott Maughan |
Edward Kretschmer (
Ind) Robert Neilson ( Ind) James Wilkinson* ( Ind Lab) | ||
Oxley | Richard Edwards | Harry Turley | ||
Wide Bay | John Annear | Andrew Fisher |
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Elected candidates joined the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland.
Note that South Australia was constituted as one seven-member division, with each elector casting seven votes.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Sir Langdon Bonython* Robert Caldwell John Cooke Charles Kingston* John O'Connell George Wyld |
Henry Baker Paddy Glynn* Frederick Holder* Alexander Poynton* Vaiben Louis Solomon* Crawford Vaughan Thomas Webb Richard Wood |
Lee Batchelor* Thomas Price |
George Mitchell |
Note that Tasmania was constituted as one five-member division, with each elector casting one vote.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Charles Fenton Sir Philip Fysh* King O'Malley* [3] James Whitelaw |
Sir Edward Braddon* Norman Cameron* William Hartnoll Frederick Piesse* |
David Blanshard |
^ There was no Labour organisation in Tasmania; O'Malley joined the Labour Caucus when Parliament sat.
Electorate | Protectionist candidate | Free Trade candidate | Labour candidate | Other candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coolgardie | John Archibald | Hugh Mahon | ||
Fremantle | Elias Solomon | Tom O'Beirne |
William Adcock (
Ind
FT) Charles Jones ( Ind FT) | |
Kalgoorlie | John Kirwan | John Marquis Hopkins ( Ind FT) | ||
Perth | Michael Cavanagh | James Fowler | ||
Swan | Sir John Forrest |
Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Six seats were up for election.
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist [4] candidates | Free Trade [5] candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
John Bartholomew Charles Hardie Buzacott Alfred Cowley James Drake* Thomas Glassey* John Hamilton Thomas Murray-Prior Edmund Plant David Seymour Andrew Thynne |
Joseph Ahearne John Ferguson* |
Anderson Dawson* William Higgs* James Stewart* |
John Hoolan |
^ There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Glassey and Drake, when elected, sat with the Protectionists in Parliament.
^ There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland. Ferguson, when elected, sat with the Free Traders in Parliament.
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates |
---|---|---|
Thomas Burgoyne Sir John Downer* Andrew Kirkpatrick Thomas Playford* |
Arthur Addison Sir Richard Baker* David Charleston* William Copley Sir Josiah Symon* |
Gregor McGregor* James O'Loghlin |
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Cyril Cameron* John Keating* William Moore David O'Keefe* [6] |
Jonathan Best John Clemons* Henry Dobson* James Macfarlane* Henry Murray Robert Patterson |
Arthur Morrisby (
Ind
FT) Alfred Page ( Ind FT) Don Urquhart ( Ind FT) James Waldron ( Ind FT) Joseph Woollnough ( Ind FT) |
^ O'Keefe joined the Labour Party when Parliament sat (there was no Labour organisation in Tasmania).
Six seats were up for election. Fraser and Zeal sat as Protectionists once elected.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Best* John Dow William Kelly James Styles* William Watt |
John Duffy William Moule James Purves Robert Reid Sir Frederick Sargood* John Wallace |
Stephen Barker John Barrett* Alfred Hampson |
Richard Baker (
Ind
Prot) Simon Fraser* ( Ind Prot) Charles Sargeant ( Ind Prot) George Wise ( Ind Prot) Sir William Zeal* ( Ind Prot) |
Six seats were up for election.
Protectionist candidates | Free Trade candidates | Labour candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Charles John Phair |
Norman Ewing* Edward Harney* Alexander Matheson* Staniforth Smith* Joseph Thomson Louis Wolff |
Hugh de Largie* George Pearce* |
Julius Bowen (
Ind
FT) Henry Ellis ( Ind FT) Richard Gell ( Ind FT) Henry Saunders ( Ind FT) Walter Phillips ( Ind FT) Horace Stirling ( Ind FT) |