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1901 West Adelaide state by-election

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The 1901 West Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide.[1][2]

Results

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The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election.[3] Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh.[4]

West Adelaide state by-election, 1 June 1901[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Francis Bernard Keogh 764 28.9
Labor James Healey 600 22.7
Alfred Myers 567 21.4
Robert Charles Bustard 318 12.0
George Hussey 235 8.9
Edward Alfred Henry Madge 97 3.7
John Sprod 24 0.9
John O'Connell 16 0.6
Joseph William Gilbert Alford 14 0.5
James Robert Scott 10 0.4
Total formal votes 2,645 97.4
Informal votes 70 2.6
Turnout 2,715 38.4
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "WEST ADELAIDE". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "WEST ADELAIDE". The Register. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Various Views". The Critic. Adelaide. 8 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.