1909 Moreton state by-election

The Moreton state by-election, 1909 was a by-election held on 19 June 1909 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Moreton, based to the north of Brisbane.

The by-election was triggered by the death of Ministerial member John Dunmore Campbell on 27 May 1909. Campbell had held the seat since 1899. He was a minister in the short-lived Second Philp Ministry prior to the 1908 election.[1]

The seat, later known as Murrumba, was based in Caboolture and included all of what is now the Moreton Bay Region, the former City of Caloundra and the towns of Nambour and Eumundi.[2]

Timeline

Date	Event
27 May 1909	John Dunmore Campbell died, vacating the seat of Moreton.
29 May 1909	Writs were issued by the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland to proceed with a by-election.[3]
5 June 1909	Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.
19 June 1909	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 5pm.
26 June 1909	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Results

James Forsythe retained the seat for the Ministerial party.

Moreton state by-election, 1909[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Ministerial	James Forsythe	1,728	55.97	–11.78
	Labor	James Denny	743	24.06	+24.06
	Ind. Min.	William Joyner	616	19.95	+19.95
Turnout			3,087	78.55	+0.65
	Ministerial hold		Swing	–11.78

References

1. "Alphabetical register of Members of the Legislative Assembly, 1860–2009" (PDF). 12 January 2009. p. 196. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
2. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. July 1909. p. 93:557.
3. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 29 May 1909. p. 92:?.
4. Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. p. 77. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.