1916 Bingara state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 10 June 1916 because George McDonald (Labor) resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and recontested the seat as an Independent.[1][2]

Results edit

1916 Bingara by-election
Saturday 10 June [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George McDonald (re-elected) 2,974 56.2
Labor Alfred McClelland 2,314 43.8
Total formal votes 5,288 99.0
Informal votes 52 1.0
Turnout 5,340 52.8 [a]
Member changed to Independent from Labor  

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ based on an electoral roll of 10,111 at the 1913 election.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Hon. George Roy William McDonald". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1916 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.