1916 Bingara state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 10 June 1916 because George McDonald (Labor) resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and recontested the seat as an Independent. [1] [2]

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1916 Bingara by-election
Saturday 10 June  [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George McDonald (re-elected)2,97456.2
Labor Alfred McClelland 2,31443.8
Total formal votes5,28899.0
Informal votes521.0
Turnout 5,34052.8  [lower-alpha 1]
Member changed to Independent from Labor  

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Notes

  1. ↑ based on an electoral roll of 10,111 at the 1913 election. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Hon. George Roy William McDonald". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1916 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1913 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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