1908 Adelaide by-election

1908 Adelaide by-election

←  1906 13 June 1908 1910  →
The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives
Registered	29,874
Turnout	10,068 (33.70%)
First party Second party   Candidate Ernest Roberts Alexander McLachlan Party Labour Ind. Anti-Socialist Popular vote 5,121 4,887 Percentage 51.17% 48.83% Swing 51.17 48.83
MP before election Charles Kingston Protectionist Elected MP Ernest Roberts Labour

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 13 June 1908. This was triggered by the death of former Premier of South Australia and federal Protectionist Party MP Charles Kingston.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Ernest Roberts, after the seat was previously won uncontested by Kingston at the 1903 and 1906 elections. Voting was not compulsory in 1908.

Alexander McLachlan was an independent Anti-Socialist Party candidate.

Results

Adelaide by-election, 1908 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Roberts	5,121	51.17	+51.17
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Alexander McLachlan	4,887	48.83	+48.83
Total formal votes			10,008	99.40	N/A
Informal votes			60	0.60	N/A
Registered electors			29,874
Turnout			10,068	33.70	N/A
	Labour gain from Protectionist

See also

• List of Australian federal by-elections

References

1. "By-Elections 1906-1910". Psephos.
2. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.