1914 Adelaide by-election
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| Registered | 33,662 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 36.97% ( 38.96) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | 12,446 | 36.97 | −38.96 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +18.18 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "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.