A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 16 August 1911 because of the resignation of Labor Party member Bill Dunn because he disagreed with legislation introduced by the Labor Secretary for Lands Niels Nielsen. Labor reversed its policy and Dunn stood for re-election as the Labor candidate.[1][2]
Dates
editDate | Event |
---|---|
26 July 1911 | Bill Dunn resigned.[2] |
26 July 1911 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
2 August 1911 | Nominations |
16 August 1911 | Polling day |
2 September 1911 | Return of writ |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Dunn (re-elected) | 3,173 | 51.6 | -1.6 | |
Liberal Reform | Owen Gilbert | 2,975 | 48.4 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 6,148 | 100.0 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,148 | 72.7 [a] | −5.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 8,458 at the 1910 election.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1911 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Dunn, William Fraser (1877-1951)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Mudgee". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 96. 27 July 1911. p. 4052. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.