Darling Downs by-election, 1901

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives electorate of Darling Downs in Queensland on 14 September 1901, a Saturday. It was triggered by the death of William Henry Groom on 8 August 1901. It was the first by-election of the Australian parliament since Federation. The writ for the by-election was issued on 13 August, nominations for candidates closed on 27 August.

Contents

Results

Darling Downs by-election, 1901[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Littleton Groom 4,532 62.78 −15.72
Independent Joshua Thomas Bell 2,687 37.22 +37.22
Total formal votes 7,219 99.38 +3.00
Informal votes 45 0.62 −3.00
Turnout 7,264 N/A N/A
Protectionist hold Swing −15.72

Aftermath

Littleton Groom was elected in the by-election, receiving nearly 63 per cent of the vote. Groom was the third son of the deceased former member, William Groom. The other candidate in the by-election was Joshua Thomas Bell, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Dalby.

References

  1. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983. 

See also

1901
Darling Downs
1902
1903