1901 Darling Downs by-election

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1901 Darling Downs by-election

← 1901 8 August 1901 1903 →

The Darling Downs seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout7,264
  First party Second party
  LittletonGroom1900s.jpg Joshua Thomas Bell.jpg
Candidate Littleton Groom Joshua Thomas Bell
Party Protectionist Independent
Popular vote 4,532 2,687
Percentage 62.78% 37.22%
Swing Decrease15.72 Increase37.22

MP before election

William Henry Groom
Protectionist

Elected MP

Littleton Groom
Protectionist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives electorate of Darling Downs in Queensland on 14 September 1901, a Saturday. It was triggered by the death of William Henry Groom on 8 August 1901. It was the first by-election of the Australian parliament since Federation. The writ for the by-election was issued on 13 August, nominations for candidates closed on 27 August.

Results[]

Darling Downs by-election, 1901[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Littleton Groom 4,532 62.78 −15.72
Independent Joshua Thomas Bell 2,687 37.22 +37.22
Total formal votes 7,219 99.38 +3.00
Informal votes 45 0.62 −3.00
Turnout 7,264 N/A N/A
Protectionist hold Swing −15.72

Aftermath[]

Littleton Groom was elected in the by-election, receiving nearly 63 per cent of the vote. Groom was the third son of the deceased former member, William Groom. The other candidate in the by-election was Joshua Thomas Bell, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the electoral district of Dalby.

References[]

  1. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983.

See also[]

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