1917 Darwin by-election

1917 Darwin by-election

30 June 1917

First party Second party   ALP Candidate William Spence James Hurst Party Nationalist Labor First preference vote 6,665 5,225 Percentage 56.06% 43.94% Swing 2.73pp 2.73pp

MP before election Charles Howroyd Nationalist Elected MP Nationalist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Darwin on 30 June 1917. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Charles Howroyd.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate William Spence, who had been defeated in his own seat of Darling at the 1917 election.

Results

1917 Darwin by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Spence	6,665	56.06	−2.73
	Labor	James Hurst	5,225	43.94	+2.73
Total formal votes			11,890	99.60	+2.13
Informal votes			48	0.40	−2.13
Registered electors			19,300
Turnout			11,938	61.85	−21.30
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.73