1910 Northumberland state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland in March 1910. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Matthew Charlton (Labour) to successfully contest the 1910 federal election for Hunter.[1]

Dates
Date Event
28 February 1910 Resignation of Matthew Charlton.[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 Northumberland by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Kearsley Unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Matthew Charlton (1866–1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Northumberland". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1385. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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