1907 Echuca by-election

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1907 Echuca by-election
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The Echuca seat in the House of Representatives
Registered31,183
Turnout22,329 (71.5%)
 First partySecond party
  Albert Palmer.jpg Thomas Kennedy (Australia).jpg
Candidate Albert Palmer Thomas Kennedy
Party Anti-Socialist Protectionist
Popular vote11,61810,481
Percentage52.6%47.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.5Decrease2.svg2.5
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist Albert Palmer 11,61852.57+2.47
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 10,48147.43−2.47
Total formal votes22,09998.97+4.34
Informal votes2301.03−4.34
Registered electors 31,183
Turnout 22,32971.61+16.32
Anti-Socialist hold Swing +2.47

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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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