1910 Queanbeyan state by-election

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.

Dates

Date	Event
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

Results

1910 Queanbeyan by-election
Wednesday 13 April  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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  [a]	−2.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Reform		Swing	+7.7

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Queanbeyan
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

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

References

1. "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 . No. 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.