1908 St George state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of St George on 20 May 1908. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Premier Joseph Carruthers (Liberal Reform). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
22 April 1908Joseph Carruthers resigned. [1]
23 April 1908 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
13 May 1908Nominations
20 May 1908Polling day
3 June 1908Return of writ

Results

1908 St George by-election
Wednesday 20 May [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Taylor 4,07762.9-15.1
Labour George Holt2,39136.9+14.9
Independent Charles Counsell100.2
Total formal votes6,47898.3+1.4
Informal votes1111.7-1.4
Turnout 6,58962.4 [lower-alpha 1] -4.6
Liberal Reform hold Swing -15.1

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Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 10,564 at the 1907 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers (1857-1932)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: St George". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 49. 23 April 1908. p. 2233. Retrieved 3 December 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1908 St George by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1910 St George". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.