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1908 St George state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of St George on 20 May 1908. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Premier Joseph Carruthers (Liberal Reform).[1]

Dates

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Date Event
22 April 1908 Joseph Carruthers resigned.[1]
23 April 1908 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 May 1908 Nominations
20 May 1908 Polling day
3 June 1908 Return of writ

Results

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1908 St George by-election
Wednesday 20 May [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Taylor 4,077 62.9 -15.1
Labour George Holt 2,391 36.9 +14.9
Independent Charles Counsell 10 0.2
Total formal votes 6,478 98.3 +1.4
Informal votes 111 1.7 −1.4
Turnout 6,589 62.4 [a] −4.6
Liberal Reform hold Swing -15.1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 10,564 at the 1907 election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers (1857-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: St George". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 49. 23 April 1908. p. 2233. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1908 St George by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 St George". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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