1909 Wakefield by-election

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1909 Wakefield by-election
← 1906 28 August 1909 1910 →
The Wakefield seat in the House of Representatives
Registered30,782
Turnout14,998 (48.7%)
  First party Second party
  Portrait of R. W. Foster (cropped).jpg John Howard Vaughan.jpeg
Candidate Richard Foster John Vaughan
Party Commonwealth Liberal Labour
Popular vote 8,120 6,789
Percentage 54.5% 45.5%
Swing Increase54.5 Increase9.3
MP before election

Frederick Holder
Independent

Elected MP

Richard Foster
Commonwealth Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wakefield on 28 August 1909. This was triggered by the death of the Speaker of the House, Sir Frederick Holder.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Richard Foster.

Results[]

1909 Wakefield by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Foster 8,120 54.46 +54.46
Labour John Vaughan 6,789 45.54 +9.35
Total formal votes 14,909 99.41 +0.75
Informal votes 89 0.59 −0.75
Registered electors 30,782
Turnout 14,998 48.72 +7.01
Liberal gain from Independent  

References[]

  1. ^ "By-Elections 1906-1910". Psephos.
  2. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.
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