1901 West Adelaide state by-election

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The 1901 West Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide. [1] [2]

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The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election. [3] Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh. [4]

West Adelaide state by-election, 1 June 1901 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Francis Bernard Keogh 76428.9
Labor James Healey60022.7
Alfred Myers56721.4
Robert Charles Bustard31812.0
George Hussey 2358.9
Edward Alfred Henry Madge973.7
John Sprod240.9
John O'Connell160.6
Joseph William Gilbert Alford140.5
James Robert Scott100.4
Total formal votes2,64597.4
Informal votes702.6
Turnout 2,71538.4
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

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References

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  2. "WEST ADELAIDE". The Advertiser . Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "WEST ADELAIDE". The Register . Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.
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