1910 Kooyong by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 24 August 1910. This was triggered by the resignation of Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP) MP William Knox. It is the first by-election to be triggered by the resignation of the sitting member who did not then re-contest the seat in the by-election.

1910 Kooyong by-election
24 August 1910
The Kooyong seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout21,755 (56.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Robert Best Alfred Lumsden Leger Erson
Party Commonwealth Liberal Independent Labour
Popular vote 11,925 8,214 1,363
Percentage 55.5% 38.2% 6.3%
Swing 0.8 5.5 6.3
MP before election

William Knox
Commonwealth Liberal

 Elected MP

Robert Best
Commonwealth Liberal

The election was won by CLP candidate Robert Best.

Results
Kooyong by-election, 1910[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Best 11,925 55.5 -0.8
Independent Liberal Alfred Lumsden 8,214 38.2 -5.5
Labour Leger Erson 1,363 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 21,502 98.8
Informal votes 253 1.2
Turnout 21,755 56.7
Liberal hold Swing+2.4

See also

References
  1. "By-Elections 1910-1913". Psephos.
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