1910 Upper Hunter state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 13 April 1910. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election.[1]

The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Queanbeyan were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.

Dates

Date	Event
28 February 1910	Resignation of William Fleming.[1]
8 March 1910	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 March 1910	Nominations
13 April 1910	Polling day and 1910 Federal election
3 May 1910	Return of writ

Results

1910 The Upper Hunter by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Ashford	2,365	54.4	+8.0
	Liberal Reform	James Waller	1,979	45.6	-4.2
Total formal votes			4,344	98.6	+1.2
Informal votes			62	1.4	-1.2
Turnout			4,406	62.7 [lower-alpha 1]	-4.8
	Labor gain from Liberal Reform		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election

References

1. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.