1910 Upper Hunter state by-election

The 1910 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 April 1910 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming (Liberal Reform) to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election.[1]

The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Queanbeyan were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.

Dates
Date Event
28 February 1910 Resignation of William Fleming.[1]
8 March 1910 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 March 1910 Nominations
13 April 1910 Polling day and 1910 Federal election
3 May 1910 Return of writ

Results
1910 The Upper Hunter by-election
Wednesday 13 April [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Ashford 2,365 54.4 +8.0
Liberal Reform James Waller 1,979 45.6 -4.2
Total formal votes 4,344 98.6 +1.2
Informal votes 62 1.4 -1.2
Turnout 4,406 62.7 [lower-alpha 1] -4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform Swing

See also

Notes
  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election.[4]

References
  1. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1907 The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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