West Adelaide state by-election, 1901

The West Adelaide state by-election, 1901 was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide.[1][2]

Results

The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election.[3] Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh.[4]

West Adelaide state by-election, 1 June 1901[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Francis Bernard Keogh 764 28.9
Labor James Healey 600 22.7
Alfred Myers 567 21.4
Robert Charles Bustard 318 12.0
George Hussey 235 8.9
Edward Alfred Henry Madge 97 3.7
John Sprod 24 0.9
John O'Connell 16 0.6
Joseph William Gilbert Alford 14 0.5
James Robert Scott 10 0.4
Total formal votes 2,645 97.4
Informal votes 70 2.6
Turnout 2,715 38.4
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
  2. "WEST ADELAIDE.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. "WEST ADELAIDE.". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. "Various Views.". Critic (Adelaide, SA : 1897-1924). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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