The 1901 West Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide.
Results
The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election. Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bernard Keogh | 764 | 28.9 | |||
| Labor | James Healey | 600 | 22.7 | ||
| Alfred Myers | 567 | 21.4 | |||
| Robert Charles Bustard | 318 | 12.0 | |||
| George Hussey | 235 | 8.9 | |||
| Edward Alfred Henry Madge | 97 | 3.7 | |||
| John Sprod | 24 | 0.9 | |||
| John O'Connell | 16 | 0.6 | |||
| Joseph William Gilbert Alford | 14 | 0.5 | |||
| James Robert Scott | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Total formal votes | 2,645 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 70 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,715 | 38.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- "WEST ADELAIDE". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "WEST ADELAIDE". The Register. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Various Views". The Critic. Adelaide. 8 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.