October 1911 Liverpool Plains state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 28 October 1911 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Perry (b 1849) at the by-election on 16 August 1911 was void.[1] Perry had been declared as winning the seat, with a margin of 3 votes and 91 informal votes, and William Ashford challenged the result before the Elections and Qualifications Committee.[2]

The Committee recounted the votes and held that Perry and Ashford had tied on 2,915 votes each.[3] The provision for a tie only referred to the returning officer as having a casting vote, and he had already concluded his task in returning the writ.[4] The Committee declared that the election void.[1]

Dates
Date Event
3 October 1911 Election declared void.[1]
6 October 1911 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
16 October 1911 Nominations
28 October 1911 Polling day
14 November 1911 Return of writ

Results
1911 Liverpool Plains by-election 2 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Ashford 4,030 53.5
Liberal Reform John Perry (b 1849) 3,524 46.7
Total formal votes 7,554 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 7,554 83.0 [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Reform gain from Labor Swing-40.2

See also

Notes
  1. based on an electoral roll of 9,100 at the 1910 election

References
  1. "Unseated: Liberals lose a member". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 1911. p. 17. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Petition of William George Ashford". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (127). 19 September 1911. p. 5065. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Liverpool Plains". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A dead heat". The Daily Telegraph. 27 September 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (138). 6 October 1911. p. 5423. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Green, Antony. "1911 Liverpool Plains by-election 2". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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