1907 Echuca by-election

Australian federal by-election

1907 Echuca by-election
← 1906 10 July 1907 1910 →
The Echuca seat in the House of Representatives
Registered31,183
Turnout22,329 (71.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Albert Palmer Thomas Kennedy
Party Anti-Socialist Protectionist
Popular vote 11,618 10,481
Percentage 52.6% 47.4%
Swing Increase2.5 Decrease2.5
MP before election

Albert Palmer
Anti-Socialist

Elected MP

Albert Palmer
Anti-Socialist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 10 July 1907. This was triggered after the result of the 1906 election, which saw Anti-Socialist candidate Albert Palmer narrowly defeat Protectionist MP Thomas Kennedy by just 32 votes.[1] This election was declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns.[2]

Palmer was re-elected at the by-election with an increased majority.

Results

1907 Echuca by-election [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Albert Palmer 11,618 52.57 +2.47
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 10,481 47.43 −2.47
Total formal votes 22,099 98.97 +4.34
Informal votes 230 1.03 −4.34
Registered electors 31,183
Turnout 22,329 71.61 +16.32
Anti-Socialist hold Swing +2.47

References

  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ Kennedy v Palmer [1907] HCA 21, (1907) 4 CLR 1481.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "House of Representatives: by-elections 1906-10". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.
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