1912 Alexandria state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Alexandria on 18 May 1912, following the death of John Dacey (Labour). [1] [2]

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1912 Alexandria by-election
Saturday 18 May  [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Hickey 3,43765.4-3.3
Liberal Reform William Ferguson 1,69532.2+1.3
Socialist Arthur Duffield701.3
Independent James Dixon561.1
Total formal votes5,25897.3+0.2
Informal votes1472.7-0.2
Turnout 5,40555.6  [lower-alpha 1] -9.5
Labour hold Swing

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Notes

  1. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,721 at the 1910 election. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr John Rowland Dacey (1854–1912)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1912 Alexandria by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Alexandria". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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