1911 Mudgee state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 16 August 1911 because of the resignation of Labor Party member Bill Dunn because he disagreed with legislation introduced by the Labor Secretary for Lands Niels Nielsen. Labor reversed its policy and Dunn stood for re-election as the Labor candidate.[1][2]

Dates
Date Event
26 July 1911 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
2 August 1911 Nominations
16 August 1911 Polling day
2 September 1911 Return of writ

Results
1911 Mudgee by-election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Dunn 3,173 51.61 -1.64
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert 2,975 48.39 +1.64
Total formal votes 6,148 100
Informal votes 0 0.00
Labor hold Swing-1.64
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See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1911 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Dunn, William Fraser (1877 - 1951)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. "Writ of election: Mudgee". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (96). 27 July 1911. p. 4052. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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