1911 Maitland state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Maitland on 28 October 1911, following the death of John Gillies (Independent Liberal). ^{[1] [2]}

Dates

Date	Event
23 September 1911	John Gillies died. [1]
14 October 1911	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
20 October 1911	Day of nomination
28 October 1911	Polling day
14 November 1911	Return of writ

Result

1911 Maitland by-election
Saturday 28 October  ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Charles Nicholson	3,701	56.1
	Labour	Laurence Vial	2,902	43.9	+7.8
Total formal votes			6,603	99.0	+0.8
Informal votes			147	1.0	−0.8
Turnout			6,668	78.8  [a]	+8.9
	Liberal Reform gain from Independent Liberal		Swing	N/A

See also

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

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 8,457 at the 1910 election. ^[4]

References

1. "Mr John Gillies (1844–1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1911 Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. "Writ of election: Maitland". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 141. 14 October 1911. p. 5543. Retrieved 1 April 2021– via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1910 Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.