1914 Adelaide by-election

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.

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

Adelaide by-election, 1914[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Edwin Yates 10,072 84.4 +18.2
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,857 15.6 -13.8
Total formal votes 11,929 99.4 +5.7
Informal votes 73 0.6 -5.7
Turnout 12,002 32.7 -43.2
Labor hold Swing+16.0

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