1919 Echuca by-election
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MP before election Albert Palmer Nationalist | Elected MP William Hill Victorian Farmers | |
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
1919 Echuca by-election[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 | |
References
- ^ "By-Elections 1917-1919". Psephos.
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