1920 Ballaarat by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Ballaarat on 10 July 1920.

At the 1919 federal election, Nationalist candidate Edwin Kerby had defeated the sitting Labor MP, Charles McGrath, by a single vote, the narrowest margin in Australian electoral history. McGrath challenged the result successfully on the grounds of electoral irregularities, triggering the by-election, at which McGrath was victorious.

Results
Ballaarat by-election, 1920[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles McGrath 15,058 51.7 +1.7
Nationalist Edwin Kerby 11,443 39.3 −10.7
Farmers John Troup 2,413 8.3 +8.3
Independent Edward Callow 186 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 29,100 99.3
Informal votes 214 0.7
Turnout 29,314 76.7 −5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles McGrath 56.1 +6.1
Nationalist Edwin Kerby 45.9 −6.1
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing+6.1
gollark: We must kill all noninterestingcode dragons.
gollark: I think I've only ever caught one aeon myself and about... three? chronos.
gollark: You know what's very annoying? On the trade hub, your offers just sit there - no way to tell if they're considering it or whatever.
gollark: I mostly use volcano, but *still*.
gollark: Me neither.

References
  1. "By-Elections 1919-1922". Psephos.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.