A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Monaro on 23 November 1918.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of Gus Miller (Labor).[2]
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Bailey | 3,683 | 63.51 | +0.89 | |
Nationalist | Patrick Sullivan | 2,005 | 34.57 | −2.81 | |
Independent | Henry Hungerford | 96 | 1.66 | ||
Independent Labor | Claude Miller [a] | 15 | 0.26 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,799 | 98.81 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 1.19 | |||
Turnout | 5,869 | 62.64 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.89 |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1918 Monaro by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Mr Gustave Thomas Carlisle Miller (1852–1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Monaro by-election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via Trove.