1918 Monaro state by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Monaro on 23 November 1918.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of Gus Miller, a member of the Labor party.[2]

Result
By-election 1918: Monaro [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bailey 3,683 63.51 +0.89
Nationalist Patrick Sullivan 2,005 34.57 -2.81
Independent Henry John Sealey Hungerford 96 1.66
Independent Labor Claude Hewson Miller [lower-alpha 1] 15 0.26
Total formal votes 5,799 98.81
Informal votes 70 1.19
Turnout 5,869 62.64
Labor hold Swing+0.89

See also

Notes
  1. Claude Miller was the son of Gus Miller, the former member,[3] and withdrew from the campaign after nominating.[1]

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Monaro - By-election 1918". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. "Mr Gustave Thomas Carlisle Miller (1852–1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Monaro by-election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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