1914 Adelaide by-election

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1914 Adelaide by-election
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  1913 10 January 1914 1914  

The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives
Registered33,662
Turnout12,446 (36.97%)
 First partySecond party
  George Yates - Broothorn Studios (cropped).jpg Portrait of Mr Edward John Craigie - Politician - Biographical Register, page 51(GN03417).jpg
Candidate George Edwin Yates Edward Craigie
Party Labor Single Tax League
Popular vote10,4181,936
Percentage84.33%15.67%
SwingIncrease2.svg 18.18Increase2.svg 11.21

MP before election

Ernest Roberts
Labor

Elected MP

George Edwin Yates
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 10 January 1914. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Ernest Roberts.

Contents

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate George Edwin Yates. Single Tax League [1] candidate Edward Craigie had previously contested the seat at the 1913 federal election as an independent candidate, achieving 4.6 percent of the vote. Voting was not compulsory in 1914.

Results

1914 Adelaide by-election [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Edwin Yates 10,41884.33+18.18
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,93615.67+11.21
Total formal votes12,35499.26+5.57
Informal votes920.74−5.57
Registered electors 33,662
Turnout 12,44636.97−38.96
Labor hold Swing +18.18

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References

  1. "House of Representatives by-elections, 1901-2009" (PDF). Australian Parliament House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. "By-Elections 1913-1914". Psephos.
  3. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.