Echuca by-election, 1919

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 20 September 1919. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Albert Palmer.

The by-election was won by William Hill, endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union, who became the second "Country" member of the Parliament following William Gibson's victory in the 1918 Corangamite by-election.

Results

Echuca by-election, 1919^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill	13,800	68.8	+68.8
	Nationalist	Frederick Purcell	4,848	24.2	-36.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Edwin Purbrick	1,418	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			20,066	97.2
Informal votes			572	2.8
Turnout			20,638	59.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill		72.3	+72.3
	Nationalist	Frederick Purcell		27.7	-33.0
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+33.0

By-elections of the 7th Australian parliament (1917–1919)

1917	Darwin Grampians

1918	Flinders Swan Corangamite

1919	Echuca

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