A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 10 January 1914. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Ernest Roberts.
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The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 33,662 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 12,446 (36.97%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate George Edwin Yates. Single Tax League[1] candidate Edward Craigie had previously contested the seat at the 1913 federal election as an independent candidate, achieving 4.6 percent of the vote. Voting was not compulsory in 1914.
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | George Edwin Yates | 10,418 | 84.33 | +18.18 | |
| Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,936 | 15.67 | +11.21 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,354 | 99.26 | +5.57 | ||
| Informal votes | 92 | 0.74 | −5.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,662 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,446 | 36.97 | −38.96 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +18.18 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "House of Representatives by-elections, 1901-2009" (PDF). Australian Parliament House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "By-Elections 1913-1914". Psephos.
- ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.