ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF SOUTHERN MELBOURNE, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Albert Park, St Kilda, South Melbourne, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,774 Votes cast: 7,922 62.0 Informal votes: 77 01.0 Formal votes: 7,845 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gaunson 513 06.5 Donald McArthur Prot 2,256 28.8 James RONALD Lab 3,211 40.9 Alexander Sutherland FT 1,865 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,845 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gaunson was Vic MLA for Ararat 1875-81, Emerald Hill 1883-89, Public Officers 1904-07. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 2. Ronald was a protectionist who had been passed over for the NLO nomination in favour of McArthur. He then gained Labour endorsement. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Black Ronald (1861-1941): Elected 1901 Born: 27 August 1861, Scotland. Career: Educated Edinburgh University. Presbyterian clergyman. Migrated 1888. Suburban clergyman, Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Albert Park, St Kilda, South Melbourne, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Protectionist 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,753 +179.9 Votes cast: 19,395 54.2 -07.8 Informal votes: 390 02.0 +01.0 Formal votes: 19,005 98.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Joske 1,066 05.6 Charles Monteith 8,282 43.6 James RONALD * Lab 9,057 47.7 +06.8 John Sloss 600 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,005 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The NLA did not endorse a candidate in this seat. Joske, Monteith and Sloss were all protectionists (although Monteith was endorsed by The Argus, a free trade paper). -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Black Ronald (1861-1941): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Melbourne was abolished at the 1906 redistribution. Ronald contested Melbourne Ports in 1906. --------------------------------------------------------------------