1917 Darwin by-election

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

Darwin by-election, 1917^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Spence	6,665	55.8	-3.0
	Labor	James Hurst	5,285	44.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			11,950	99.6
Informal votes			48	0.4
Turnout			11,998	962.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-3.0

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