1901 Melbourne state by-election

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1901 Melbourne state by-election
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  1900 8 October 1909 1902  

Electoral district of Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
 First partySecond party
  James Arthur Boyd.jpg
ALP
Candidate James Boyd Daniel Carter
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote1,974483
Percentage80.3%19.7
SwingIncrease2.svg 53.3Decrease2.svg 12.4

MP before election

Edward Findley
Labour

Elected MP

James Boyd
Conservative

The 1901 Melbourne state by-election was held on 16 July 1901 to elect the next member for Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the expulsion of incumbent MP Edward Findley.

Findley, a Labour member, had been expelled from parliament for seditious libel a month prior on 25 June because, as editor of the Toscin, he was held responsible for republishing an article from the Dublin Irish People which was critical of King Edward VII. He chose to contest the Melbourne East by-election, held on the same day as the Melbourne by-election, but was unsuccessful. [1]

The by-election was won by Conservative candidate James Boyd, who had a swing towards him of more than 50% compared to his previous result in 1900. [2]

Results

1901 Melbourne state by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Boyd 1,97480.3+53.3
Labour Daniel Carter48319.7−12.4
Total formal votes2,45799.98
Informal votes40.02
Turnout 2,46151.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. Marshall, Tony (1981). "Findley, Edward (1864 - 1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.