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1916 Bingara state by-election

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Election result for Bingara, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 10 June 1916 because George McDonald (Labor) 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.

Results

1916 Bingara by-election
Saturday 10 June 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George McDonald (re-elected) 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 
Member changed to Independent from Labor  

See also

Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 10,111 at the 1913 election.

References

  1. "The Hon. George Roy William McDonald". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1916 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1913 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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