1911 Maitland state by-election

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).[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
23 September 1911 John Gillies died.[1]
14 October 1911 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
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 [2]
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 [a] +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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr John Gillies (1844–1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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.