This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1913 Australian federal election. The election was held on 31 May 1913.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments On 24 August 1910, Sir Robert Best (Liberal) was elected to replace William Knox (Liberal) as the member for Kooyong. On 8 February 1911, Frank Brennan (Labour) was elected to replace Henry Beard (Labour) as the member for Batman. On 11 March 1911, Granville Ryrie (Liberal) was elected to replace George Edwards (Liberal) as the member for North Sydney. On 11 November 1911, David Gordon (Liberal) was elected to replace Lee Batchelor (Labour) as the member for Boothby. On 1 June 1912, Benjamin Bennett (Labor) was elected to replace David Hall (Labor) as the member for Werriwa. On 31 July 1912, John Shannon (Liberal) was appointed as a South Australian Senator to replace William Russell (Labor).
Defections Liberal Senator Cyril Cameron (Tasmania) lost pre-selection and contested the election as an independent.
Redistributions and seat changes Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. In New South Wales, no seats were created or abolished. The Liberal-held seat of Illawarra became notionally Labor, while the Labor-held seats of Nepean and Robertson became notionally Liberal. In Victoria, Laanecoorie and Mernda (both Liberal-held) were abolished and Henty (notionally Liberal) was created. The Liberal-held seats of Fawkner and Grampians became notionally Labor. The member for Laanecoorie, Carty Salmon (Liberal), contested the Senate. In Queensland, the seat of Lilley (notionally Liberal) was created. In Western Australia, Coolgardie was renamed Dampier. The member for Coolgardie, Hugh Mahon (Labor), contested Dampier.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Benjamin Bennett MP (Werriwa, NSW)
Liberal Alfred Deakin MP (Ballaarat, Vic) Richard Edwards MP (Oxley, Qld) Robert Harper MP (Mernda, Vic) Senator Simon Fraser (Vic) Senator James Walker (NSW)
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Barrier Labor Josiah Thomas Arthur Harrison Calare Labor Thomas Brown Henry Pigott Cook Labor James Catts David Doull Tom Walsh (Soc Lab)Cowper Liberal Con Hogan John Thomson Dalley Labor Robert Howe Harry Scott Darling Labor William Spence Edwin Townsend East Sydney Labor John West John Willson Eden-Monaro Liberal Harry Lestrange Austin Chapman Gwydir Labor William Webster John Blackney Hume Independent Robert Patten Sir William Lyne (Ind)Hunter Labor Matthew Charlton John Fegan Illawarra Labor George Burns George Fuller Lang Liberal Hector Lamond Elliot Johnson Macquarie Labor Ernest Carr Robert Moore Henry Fletcher (Ind)Nepean Liberal George Cann Richard Orchard Alexander Huie (Ind)Newcastle Labor David Watkins Thomas Collins New England Labor Frank Foster Percy Abbott North Sydney Liberal Martin Shannon Granville Ryrie Parkes Liberal William Russell Bruce SmithParramatta Liberal Oscar Zieman Joseph Cook Richmond Liberal Percy Tighe Walter Massy-Greene Riverina Labor John Chanter Franc Falkiner Robertson Liberal William Johnson William Fleming South Sydney Labor Edward Riley Douglas Cooper Wentworth Liberal Sydney Green Willie Kelly Werriwa Labor Richard Corish Alfred Conroy West Sydney Labor Billy Hughes John Sutton
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidate Brisbane Labor William Finlayson Osborne Fenwick Capricornia Labor William Higgs Francis DyerDarling Downs Liberal Frank Allen Littleton GroomHerbert Labor Fred Bamford John MannKennedy Labor Charles McDonald Owen EdwardsLilley Liberal Arthur Lilley Jacob StummMaranoa Labor Jim Page Herbert YeatesMoreton Liberal John Sherlock Hugh SinclairOxley Liberal James Sharpe David HunterWide Bay Labor Andrew Fisher Arnold Wienholt
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateIndependent candidate(s) Adelaide Labor Ernest Roberts James Craig Edward CraigieAngas Liberal Paddy Glynn Barker Liberal William Sampson John Livingston Boothby Liberal George Dankel David Gordon Grey Labor Alexander Poynton Arthur McDonald Hindmarsh Labor William Archibald Wakefield Liberal William Harvey Richard Foster
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateIndependent candidate(s) Bass Labor Jens Jensen Stephen Margetts Darwin Labor King O'Malley Alexander Marshall Denison Labor William Laird Smith William Trenwith Alicia O'Shea PetersenFranklin Liberal William Shoobridge William McWilliams Wilmot Liberal Henry McFie Llewellyn Atkinson
Victoria
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal Louis Holmes Agar Wynne Ballaarat Liberal Charles McGrath Hugh McKay Batman Labor Frank Brennan Frederick O'Neill Bendigo Liberal John Arthur Sir John Quick Cyril James (Ind)Bourke Labor Frank Anstey Frank Maldon Robb Corangamite Labor James Scullin Chester Manifold Corio Labor Alfred Ozanne William Kendell John Reed (Ind)Echuca Liberal Chris Fitzgerald Albert Palmer Egbert England (Ind)Fawkner Labor Joseph Hannan George Fairbairn Flinders Liberal David Russell William Irvine Gippsland Independent James Bennett George Wise (Ind)Grampians Labor Archibald Stewart Hans Irvine Henty Liberal William Miles James Boyd Joseph Hewison (Ind Lib)Indi Labor Parker Moloney Cornelius Ahern Joseph Brown (Ind)Kooyong Liberal Sir Robert Best Vida Goldstein (Ind)Maribyrnong Labor James Fenton James Hume Cook Melbourne Labor William Maloney Ellen Mulcahy (Ind Lab)Melbourne Ports Labor James Mathews Charles Merrett Wannon Labor John McDougall Arthur Rodgers Wimmera Liberal Thomas Carey Sydney Sampson Yarra Labor Frank Tudor Edwin Purbrick
Western Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidate Dampier Liberal Hugh Mahon Henry GregoryFremantle Liberal Reginald Burchell William HedgesKalgoorlie Labor Charlie Frazer Perth Liberal Alick McCallum James FowlerSwan Liberal Peter O'Loghlen Sir John Forrest
Senate Sitting senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
New South Wales Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Albert Gardiner, Allan McDougall and Arthur Rae were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesSocialist Labor candidates John GrantIke SmithDavid Watson Sir Albert Gould*Edward Millen*Charles Oakes* Tom BathoJames MoroneyHenry Ostler
Queensland Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Thomas Givens, James Stewart and Harry Turley were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Myles Ferricks*William Maughan*John Mullan* Thomas ChatawayRobert SayersAnthony St Ledger
South Australia
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Robert Guthrie, Gregor McGregor and William Story were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates John Newlands*James O'Loghlin*William Senior* Peter AllenJohn ShannonJoseph Vardon Sir Josiah Symon
Tasmania
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators James Long, David O'Keefe and Rudolph Ready were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates James GuyJames HurstJames Ogden Thomas Bakhap*John Clemons*John Keating* Cyril Cameron
Victoria
Three seats were up for election. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Labor Party was defending one seat. Labor Senators Stephen Barker, Albert Blakey and Edward Findley were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates John Barnes*Andrew McKissockEdward Russell* James McColl*Samuel MaugerCarty Salmon William Renwick
Western Australia
Three seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Richard Buzacott, Hugh de Largie and George Henderson were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Patrick Lynch*Ted Needham*George Pearce* William ButcherCharles DaviesWilliam Nairn
See also 1913 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1910–1913 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914 Members of the Australian Senate, 1910–1913 Members of the Australian Senate, 1913–1914 List of political parties in Australia
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1913 Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1913