1907 Korong state by-election

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1907 Korong state by-election
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  1904 25 January 1907 March 1907  

Electoral district of Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
 First party
 
ULP
Candidate Thomas Langdon
Party United Liberal
Popular voteunopposed
Percentage100%

MP before election

Thomas Langdon
United Liberal

Elected MP

Thomas Langdon
United Liberal

The 1907 Korong state by-election was held on 25 January 1907 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of incumbent United Liberal Party MP Thomas Langdon.

As was required at the time, Langdon forfeited his seat after joining the Bent ministry to serve as Chief Secretary of Victoria and Minister for Labour. [1]

Langdon recontested the seat and was elected unopposed. A state election was held just months later on 15 March 1907, where Langdon was again re-elected. [2] [3]

Results

1907 Korong state by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Liberal Thomas Langdon unopposed
Registered electors 2,787
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. "Thomas Langdon". Parliament of Victoria.
  2. "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 15 March 1907". University of Western Australia . Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. "THE TWENTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT ELECTED 15 MARCH 1907". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
  4. "THE TWENTIETH PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.