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1911 Maitland state by-election

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Election result for Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Maitland on 28 October 1911, following the death of John Gillies (Independent Liberal).

Dates

Date Event
23 September 1911 John Gillies died.
14 October 1911 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
20 October 1911 Day of nomination
28 October 1911 Polling day
14 November 1911 Return of writ

Result

1911 Maitland by-election
Saturday 28 October 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Nicholson 3,701 56.1
Labour Laurence Vial 2,902 43.9 +7.8
Total formal votes 6,603 99.0 +0.8
Informal votes 147 1.0 −0.8
Turnout 6,668 78.8  +8.9
Liberal Reform gain from Independent Liberal Swing N/A

See also

Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 8,457 at the 1910 election.

References

  1. ^ "Mr John Gillies (1844–1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1911 Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Maitland". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 141. 14 October 1911. p. 5543. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1910 Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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