A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Queanbeyan on 13 April 1910. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Granville Ryrie (Liberal Reform) to unsuccessfully contest the 1910 federal election for Werriwa. [1]
The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Upper Hunter were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.
Date | Event |
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26 February 1910 | Resignation of Granville Ryrie. [1] |
8 March 1910 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
23 March 1910 | Nominations |
13 April 1910 | Polling day and 1910 Federal election |
3 May 1910 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Cusack | 2,090 | 51.9 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Reform | Herbert Beegling | 1,939 | 48.1 | -7.5 | |
Total formal votes | 4,029 | 98.5 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 63 | 1.5 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,092 | 64.9 [lower-alpha 1] | -2.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Swing | +7.7 |
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