1916 Drummoyne state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 22 January 1916. It was triggered by the death of sitting Liberal Reform MP George Richards.[1]

Dates
Date Event
3 January 1916 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
10 January 1916 Day of nomination
22 January 1916 Polling day
29 January 1916 Second ballot
7 February 1916 Return of writ

Results
1916 Drummoyne by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Alexander Graff 3,101 47.32
National Progressive Frederick Parish 1,392 21.24
Independent Liberal Frank Farnell 1,152 17.58
Women's League William Begg 829 12.65
Independent Democrat Patrick Craddock 70 1.07
Independent Democrat John Bell 8 0.14
Informal votes 0    
Turnout 6,553 47.49
1916 Drummoyne by-election - Second Round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Alexander Graff 4,382 56.06
National Progressive Frederick Parish 3,435 43.94
Total formal votes 7,817 99.52
Informal votes 38 0.48
Turnout 7,855 56.92
Liberal Reform hold Swing

A second ballot was necessary because Alexander Graff failed, by 176 votes, to win an absolute majority. The Sydney Morning Herald attributed the lack of majority to Frank Farnell splitting the Liberal vote.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Mr George Allen Richards (1865-1915)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Drummoyne". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (3). 3 January 1916. p. 43. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1916 Drummoyne by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. "Drummoyne seat: split in Liberal vote". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via Trove.
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