1910 Upper Hunter state by-election

The 1910 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 April 1910 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of William Fleming (Liberal Reform) to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1910 election.^[1]

The by-election and those for Darling Harbour and Queanbeyan were held on the same day as the 1910 Federal election.

Dates

Date	Event
28 February 1910	William Fleming resigned.[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 Upper Hunter by-election
Wednesday 13 April ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Ashford	2,365	54.4	+8.0
	Liberal Reform	James Waller	1,979	45.6	−4.2
Total formal votes			4,344	98.6	+1.2
Informal votes			62	1.4	−1.2
Turnout			4,406	62.7 [a]	−4.8
	Labor gain from Liberal Reform		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 7,028 at the 1907 election.^[4]

References

1. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 35. 8 March 1910. p. 1386. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1907 The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.