Labour candidates were elected as individual state - based candidates - they met before the first sitting of Parliament on 8 May 1901 and agreed to form a federal Labour Party .
Senior Labour candidates included future Prime Ministers Chris Watson , Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes .
Labour candidates were elected as individual state - based candidates - they met before the first sitting of Parliament on 8 May 1901 and agreed to form a federal Labour   .
Senior Labour candidates included future Prime Ministers Chris Watson , Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes .