1913 Wollondilly state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 19 July 1913, following the death of William McCourt (Liberal Reform).[1][2]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
22 June 1913 William McCourt died.[1]
27 June 1913 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
4 July 1913 Day of nomination
19 July 1913 Polling day
8 August 1913 Return of writ

Result[edit]

1913 Wollondilly by-election
Saturday 19 July [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Frank Badgery 2,724 60.3 -4.7
Labour John Masters 1,765 39.1 +4.1
Independent John Pearson 29 0.6
Total formal votes 4,518 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 147 0.8 -1.3
Turnout 4,553 55.2 [a] -12.8
Liberal Reform hold Swing -4.7

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 7,826 at the 1910 election.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr William McCourt (1851–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1913 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 100. 27 June 1913. p. 3933. Retrieved 2 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Wollondilly". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.