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1912 Alexandria state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Alexandria on 18 May 1912, following the death of John Dacey (Labour).[1][2]

Results

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1912 Alexandria by-election
Saturday 18 May [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Hickey 3,437 65.4 −3.3
Liberal Reform William Ferguson 1,695 32.2 +1.3
Socialist Arthur Duffield 70 1.3
Independent James Dixon 56 1.1
Total formal votes 5,258 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 147 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 5,405 55.6 [a] −9.5
Labour hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,721 at the 1910 election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr John Rowland Dacey (1854–1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1912 Alexandria by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Alexandria". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.