1910 Upper Hunter state by-election
Appearance
The 1910 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 April 1910 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming (Liberal Reform) to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election.[1]
The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Queanbeyan were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.
Dates
Date | Event |
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28 February 1910 | William Fleming resigned.[1] |
8 March 1910 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
23 March 1910 | Nominations |
13 April 1910 | Polling day and 1910 Federal election |
3 May 1910 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | William Ashford | 2,365 | 54.4 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Reform | James Waller | 1,979 | 45.6 | -4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,344 | 98.6 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 62 | 1.4 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,406 | 62.7 [a] | −4.8 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Swing |
See also
Notes
- ^ based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 35. 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1910 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1907 The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.