1910 Upper Hunter state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 13 April 1910. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election.[1]

The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Queanbeyan were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.

Dates
Date Event
28 February 1910 Resignation of William Fleming.[1]
8 March 1910 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 March 1910 Nominations
13 April 1910 Polling day and 1910 Federal election
3 May 1910 Return of writ

Results
1910 The Upper Hunter by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Ashford 2,365 54.4 +8.0
Liberal Reform James Waller 1,979 45.6 -4.2
Total formal votes 4,344 98.6 +1.2
Informal votes 62 1.4 -1.2
Turnout 4,406 62.7 [lower-alpha 1] -4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Reform Swing

See also

Notes
  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election

References
  1. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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