1924 Barossa state by-election

Last updated October 20, 2019

A by-election was held on 22 November 1924 for one of the seats of the three-member electoral district of Barossa, South Australia. The cause for the by-election was the death of William Hague on 9 October 1924. Despite a field of seven candidates from three parties for three seats at the general election in March, only two candidates stood for the by-election in November.^[1] The result was that Henry Crosby for the Liberal Federation with 3732 votes defeated Michael Joseph Murphy for the Labor Party with 3063 votes.^[2]

Barossa was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the colony of South Australia from 1857 to 1938 and again from 1956 to 1970. Barossa was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, George Fife Angas being the member.

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

William "Will" Hague was a South Australian businessman and member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly.

Polling booths

The polling booths for the by-election were at: Gawler, Gawler South, Anna, Truro, Moculta, Two Wells, Virginia, Mount McKenzie, Salisbury, Stockwell, Angaston, Wasleys, Smithfield, Onetree Hill, Roseworthy, Lyndoch, Mallala, Williamstown, Loos, Tanunda, Cockatoo Valley, Dublin, Wildhorse Plains, Redbanks, Northfield, Abattoirs, Gilles Plains, Sedan, Nuriootpa, Keyneton, Punyelroo, Enfield, Blanchetown.

Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about 40–44 km (25–27 mi) north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley. Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of two tributaries of the Gawler River, the North and South Para rivers, where they emerge from a range of low hills.

Gawler South is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Gawler West, Evanston, Evanston Park and Bibaringa.

The Hundred of Anna is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia. It contains all or most of the localities of Steinfeld, Annadale and Sandleton and small parts of the localities of Dutton East, Truro and Sedan. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Eyre.

Dates

The writs were issued on 17 October 1924. Nominations closed on 28 October with polling day on 22 November.^[3]

Results

Barossa state by-election, 22 November 1924^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Federation	Henry Crosby	3,732	54.9
	Labor	Michael Joseph Murphy	3,063	45.1
Total formal votes			6,796	99.5
Informal votes			32	0.5
Turnout			6,828	55.9
	Liberal Federation hold		Swing	N/A

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References

↑ "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". Observer . LXXXI (6, 040). South Australia. 1 November 1924. p. 35. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". The Register (Adelaide) . LXXXIX (26, 183). South Australia. 26 November 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". The Register (Adelaide) . LXXXIX (26, 147). South Australia. 15 October 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1". Electoral Commission of South Australia . Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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[1] "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". Observer . LXXXI (6, 040). South Australia. 1 November 1924. p. 35. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[2] "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". The Register (Adelaide) . LXXXIX (26, 183). South Australia. 26 November 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". The Register (Adelaide) . LXXXIX (26, 147). South Australia. 15 October 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[ecsa-4] "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1". Electoral Commission of South Australia . Retrieved 27 January 2018.