Candidates Of The 1901 Australian Federal Election
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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1901 Australian federal election. The election was held on 29/30 March 1901.


House of Representatives

Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.


New South Wales


Queensland

There was no Protectionist organisation in Queensland. Elected candidates joined the Protectionists in Parliament.
There was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland.


South Australia

Note that South Australia was constituted as one seven-member division, with each elector casting seven votes.


Tasmania

Note that Tasmania was constituted as one five-member division, with each elector casting one vote. There was no Labour organisation in Tasmania; O'Malley joined the Labour Caucus when Parliament sat.


Victoria


Western Australia


Senate

Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).


New South Wales

Six seats were up for election.


Queensland

Six seats were up for election. 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.


South Australia

Six seats were up for election.


Tasmania

Six seats were up for election. O'Keefe joined the Labour Party when Parliament sat (there was no Labour organisation in Tasmania).


Victoria

Six seats were up for election. Fraser and Zeal sat as Protectionists once elected.


Western Australia

Six seats were up for election.


References


Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1901Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1901
*{{Cite book, last=Hawker, first=Geoffrey, title=Politicians All: The Candidates for the Australian Commonwealth Election 1901 - A Collective Biography, publisher=Australian Institute of Political Science, year=2002, isbn=090933191X


See also

*
Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1903 This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the First Australian Parliament, which was elected on 29 and 30 March 1901. There were 75 members, as required by the Constitution, as near as possible to twice the num ...
* Members of the Australian Senate, 1901–1903 *
List of political parties in Australia The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house ...
1901 elections in Australia Candidates for Australian federal elections