A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 19 July 1913, following the death of William McCourt (Liberal Reform).[1][2]
Dates
Date | Event |
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22 June 1913 | William McCourt died.[1] |
27 June 1913 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
4 July 1913 | Day of nomination |
19 July 1913 | Polling day |
8 August 1913 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Frank Badgery | 2,724 | 60.3 | -4.7 | |
Labour | John Masters | 1,765 | 39.1 | +4.1 | |
Independent | John Pearson | 29 | 0.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,518 | 99.2 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 147 | 0.8 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,553 | 55.2 [a] | −12.8 | ||
Liberal Reform hold | Swing | -4.7 |
See also
Notes
- ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 7,826 at the 1910 election.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Mr William McCourt (1851–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1913 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 100. 27 June 1913. p. 3933. Retrieved 2 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Wollondilly". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.