1910 Upper Hunter state by-election

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The 1910 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 April 1910 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming (Liberal Reform) to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election. [1]

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

Dates

DateEvent
28 February 1910William Fleming resigned. [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 The Upper Hunter by-election
Wednesday 13 April [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ashford 2,36554.4+8.0
Liberal Reform James Waller1,97945.6-4.2
Total formal votes4,34498.6+1.2
Informal votes621.4-1.2
Turnout 4,40662.7 [lower-alpha 1] -4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform Swing

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Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". 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 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1907 The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 December 2019.