1910 Queanbeyan state by-election

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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]

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The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Upper Hunter were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.

Dates

DateEvent
26 February 1910Resignation of Granville Ryrie. [1]
8 March 1910 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
23 March 1910Nominations
13 April 1910Polling day and 1910 Federal election
3 May 1910Return of writ

Results

1910 Queanbeyan by-election
Wednesday 13 April [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cusack 2,09051.9+7.7
Liberal Reform Herbert Beegling1,93948.1-7.5
Total formal votes4,02998.5+1.6
Informal votes631.5-1.6
Turnout 4,09264.9 [lower-alpha 1] -2.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing +7.7

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Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,302 at the 1907 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colonel Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865 - 1937)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Queanbeyan". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 Queanbeyan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1907 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.