1914 Korong state by-election

Not to be confused with 1907 Korong state by-election.
1914 Korong state by-election
26 June 1914
Electoral district of Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
LIB
LIB
Candidate Achilles Gray William Williams
Party Liberal Liberal
Popular vote 2,502 1,474
Percentage 62.9% 37.1%
Swing Increase 62.9 Increase 37.1
MP before election

Thomas Langdon
Liberal

Elected MP

Achilles Gray
Liberal

The 1914 Korong state by-election was held on 26 June 1914 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Thomas Langdon.

Langdon, a Liberal Party member, had been re-elected unopposed at the 1911 election. He died on 27 May 1914, aged 82.[1]

The by-election was won by Achilles Gray, with both candidates being Liberals. A state election was held just months later on 26 November 1914, which was again contested by Gray and unsuccessful candidate William Williams.[2]

Results

1914 Korong state by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Achilles Gray 2,502 62.9 +62.9
Liberal William Williams 1,474 37.1 +37.1
Total formal votes 3,976 98.3 N/A
Informal votes 69 1.7 N/A
Turnout 4,045 59.9 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Thomas Langdon (1832–1914). Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  2. ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
  3. ^ "THE TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
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