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1914 Adelaide by-election

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1914 Adelaide by-election

← 1913 10 January 1914 1914 →

The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives
Registered33,662
Turnout12,446 (36.97%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate George Edwin Yates Edward Craigie
Party Labor Single Tax League
Popular vote 10,418 1,936
Percentage 84.33% 15.67%
Swing Increase 18.18 Increase 11.21

MP before election

Ernest Roberts
Labor

Elected MP

George Edwin Yates
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 10 January 1914. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Ernest Roberts.

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate George Edwin Yates. Single Tax League[1] candidate Edward Craigie had previously contested the seat at the 1913 federal election as an independent candidate, achieving 4.6 percent of the vote. Voting was not compulsory in 1914.

Results

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1914 Adelaide by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Edwin Yates 10,418 84.33 +18.18
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,936 15.67 +11.21
Total formal votes 12,354 99.26 +5.57
Informal votes 92 0.74 −5.57
Registered electors 33,662
Turnout 12,446 36.97 −38.96
Labor hold Swing +18.18

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "House of Representatives by-elections, 1901-2009" (PDF). Australian Parliament House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ^ "By-Elections 1913-1914". Psephos.
  3. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.