1913 Blayney state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Blayney on 3 January 1913, following the resignation of George Beeby (Labour). ^[1] Beeby was a Minister for Labour and Industry and Secretary for Lands in the McGowen ministry, however he resigned from the ministry, parliament and party in protest at the power of the extra-parliamentary Labor Party executive. ^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
9 December 1912	George Beeby resigned. [1]
10 December 1912	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
18 December 1912	Day of nomination
3 January 1913	Polling day
23 January	Second ballot
28 January 1913	Return of writ

Result

1913 Blayney by-election
Friday 3 January  ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	John Withington	1,800	44.2	−0.8
	Independent	George Beeby	1,156	28.4
	Labour	Valentine Johnston	1,120	27.5	−28.5
Total formal votes			4,077	100.0	+1.2
Informal votes			0	0.0	−1.2
Turnout			4,077	56.6  [a]	−14.9

A second ballot was necessary because no candidate had won an absolute majority.

1913 Blayney by-election - Second Round
Thursday 23 January  ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Beeby	2,244	51.6
	Liberal Reform	John Withington	2,108	48.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			4,356	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			43	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			4,399	61.0  [a]	−10.5
	Member changed to Independent from Labour		Swing	N/A

See also

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

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 7,207 at the 1910 election. ^[4]

References

1. "Sir George Stephenson Beeby (1869–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1913 Blayney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. "Writ of election: Blayney". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 173. 10 December 1912. p. 7221. Retrieved 1 April 2021– via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1910 Blayney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.