1916 Bingara state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 10 June 1916 because the sitting Labor member George McDonald resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and recontested the seat as an Independent.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | George McDonald | 2,974 | 56.2 | ||
| Labor | Alfred McClelland | 2,314 | 43.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,288 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 52 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,340 | 52.8 [a] | |||
| Member changed to Independent from Labor | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ based on an electoral roll of 10,111 at the 1913 election
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1916 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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