1924 Dalhousie state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Dalhousie in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Thursday 31 January 1924. The by-election was triggered by the death of Nationalist member Allan Cameron on 28 December 1923.
The Dalhousie by-election was the first to be held under the provisions of the Amending Electoral Act passed by the Victorian Parliament in December 1923, after a perceived abuse of electoral laws during the Daylesford by-election in August. Among other clauses, the new legislation required "authorised witnesses" to confirm the identity of electors applying for a postal vote.[1]
Candidates[edit]
Four nominations were received by noon on 18 January 1924. The candidates were Reg Pollard, a farmer and grazier from Woodend, for the Labor Party; Angus Stewart McNab, a farmer and grazier from Willowmavin, for the Nationalist Party; Gerald James McKenna, a farmer from Kyneton, for the Country Party; and John James McCarthy, a grazier from Kyneton, an independent candidate.[2]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Angus McNab | 1,568 | 34.2 | ||
| Labor | Reg Pollard | 1,522 | 33.3 | ||
| Country | Gerald McKenna | 1,023 | 22.3 | ||
| Independent | John McCarthy | 475 | 10.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,588 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 62 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,650 | 71.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Reg Pollard | 2,339 | 51.0 | ||
| Nationalist | Angus McNab | 2,249 | 49.0 | ||
| Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 3 January 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 19 January 1924. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Dalhousie By-Flection". Kilmore Free Press (MORNING ed.). Kilmore, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 7 February 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2013.