This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1914 Australian federal election. The election was held on 5 September 1914.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments On 22 December 1913, Hugh Mahon (Labor) was declared elected unopposed as the member for Kalgoorlie, succeeding Charlie Frazer (Labor). On 10 January 1914, George Edwin Yates (Labor) was elected to replace Ernest Roberts (Labor) as the member for Adelaide.
Retiring Members and Senators
Liberal Agar Wynne MP (Balaclava, Vic)
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 William Ferguson Calare Liberal William Johnson Henry Pigott Cook Labor James Catts Stanley Yarrington Emily Paul (Soc Lab)Cowper Liberal John Thomson Dalley Labor Robert Howe John McEachern Darling Labor William Spence William Kelk East Sydney Labor John West Lindsay Thompson Eden-Monaro Liberal Harry Lestrange Austin Chapman Gwydir Labor William Webster John Blackney Hume Liberal Patrick Sullivan Robert Patten Hunter Labor Matthew Charlton Alexander Hay Illawarra Labor George Burns George Fuller Lang Liberal Hector Lamond Elliot Johnson Macquarie Labor Ernest Carr Robert Moore Nepean Liberal Voltaire Molesworth Richard Orchard New England Liberal Edward Bowman Percy Abbott Newcastle Labor David Watkins North Sydney Liberal Roland Bradley Granville Ryrie Parkes Liberal William Russell Bruce Smith Parramatta Liberal Joseph Cook Richmond Liberal Walter Massy-Greene Riverina Liberal John Chanter Franc Falkiner Robertson Liberal John Fraser William Fleming South Sydney Labor Edward Riley George Pitt Wentworth Liberal Robert Cruickshank Willie Kelly Werriwa Liberal John Lynch Alfred Conroy West Sydney Labor Billy Hughes Walter Finch
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateQFU candidate Brisbane Labor William Finlayson John Lackey Capricornia Labor William Higgs Neal Macrossan Darling Downs Liberal Paul Bauers Littleton Groom Herbert Labor Fred Bamford Frank Fraser Kennedy Labor Charles McDonald Lilley Liberal Arthur Lilley Jacob Stumm Maranoa Labor Jim Page Moreton Liberal John Sherlock Hugh Sinclair Oxley Labor James Sharpe James Bayley Wide Bay Labor Andrew Fisher John Austin
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidate Adelaide Labor George Edwin Yates Walter HamiltonAngas Liberal Paddy Glynn Barker Liberal William Sampson John LivingstonBoothby Labor George Dankel Samuel HuntGrey Labor Alexander Poynton William MorrowHindmarsh Labor William Archibald James CraigWakefield Liberal William Harvey Richard Foster
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidate Bass Labor Jens Jensen Alexander MarshallDarwin Labor King O'Malley Ernest PlummerDenison Labor William Laird Smith Arthur ClarkeFranklin Liberal William McWilliamsWilmot Liberal Henry McFie Llewellyn Atkinson
Victoria
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal John Curtin William Watt Ballaarat Labor Charles McGrath Russell Coldham Batman Labor Frank Brennan Bendigo Labor John Arthur Frank Maldon Robb Bourke Labor Frank Anstey Richard Jennings Corangamite Liberal Thomas Burke Chester Manifold Corio Liberal Alfred Ozanne William Kendell Echuca Liberal James Gourley Albert Palmer Fawkner Labor Joseph Hannan Frank Carse Flinders Liberal John McDougall Sir William Irvine Gippsland Liberal James Bennett George Wise (Ind Lab)Grampians Liberal Edward Jolley Hans Irvine Henty Liberal Albert Andrews James Boyd Richard Crouch (Ind)Indi Liberal Parker Moloney Cornelius Ahern Kooyong Liberal Sir Robert Best Vida Goldstein (Ind Soc Lab)Edward Terry (Ind)Maribyrnong Labor James Fenton Edward Reynolds Melbourne Labor William Maloney Wilfred Kent Hughes Melbourne Ports Labor James Mathews Wannon Liberal Neil Mackinnon Arthur Rodgers Wimmera Liberal Sydney Sampson Yarra Labor Frank Tudor
Western Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidate Dampier Liberal Patrick Coffey Henry GregoryFremantle Labor Reginald Burchell Thomas BriggsKalgoorlie Labor Hugh Mahon Perth Liberal Alick McCallum James FowlerSwan Liberal Walter Peters Sir John Forrest
Senate Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. As this was a double dissolution election, all senators were up for re-election. 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. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Albert Gardiner*John Grant*Allan McDougall*Arthur RaeIke SmithDavid Watson* Frank CoenSir Albert Gould*Edward Millen*Charles OakesHerbert PrattenArthur Trethowan
Queensland Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending six seats.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Myles Ferricks*Thomas Givens*William Maughan*John Mullan*James Stewart*Harry Turley* William AitchisonThomas CrawfordFrederick JohnsonAdolphus JonesMichael O'DonnellEdward Smith
South Australia Six seats were up for re-election. The Labor Party was defending six seats.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Robert Guthrie*John Newland*James O'Loghlin*William Senior*William Story* Benjamin BennyPatrick DaleyGeorge JenkinsJohn Shannon*George StewartEdward Vardon Labor had only five candidates because Senator Gregor McGregor had re-nominated but died after the close of nominations. As electors had to cast six votes, Labor directed the sixth vote to Shannon, who was elected with over 95% of the vote.
Tasmania Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates James Guy*James Long*James McDonaldDavid O'Keefe*Rudolph Ready*William Shoobridge Thomas Bakhap*John ClemonsJohn Keating*Edward MulcahyHubert NicholsLouis Shoobridge David BlanchardCyril Cameron
Victoria Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Stephen Barker*John Barnes*Albert Blakey*Edward Findley*Andrew McKissock*Edward Russell* James Hume CookWilliam EdgarJames McCollWilliam McLeanSamuel MaugerWilliam Trenwith
Western Australia Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending six seats.
Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Richard Buzacott*Hugh de Largie*George Henderson*Patrick Lynch*Ted Needham*George Pearce* William ButcherWilliam DempsterCharles NorthVictor SpencerJohn ThomsonGeorge Throssell
See also 1914 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1914–1917 Members of the Australian Senate, 1913–1914 Members of the Australian Senate, 1914–1917 List of political parties in Australia
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1914 Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1914