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1920 Ballaarat by-election

FieldValue
election_name1920 Ballaarat by-election
countryVictoria
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
election_date10 July 1920
previous_election1919 Australian federal election
previous_year1919
next_election1922 Australian federal election
next_year1922
vote_typePrimary
seats_for_electionDivision of Ballaarat in the House of Representatives
turnout76.7% ( 5.8)
image1
candidate1**Charles McGrath**
party1Australian Labor Party
popular_vote1**15,058**
percentage1**51.7%**
swing11.7pp
image2
candidate2Edwin Kerby
party2Nationalist Party (Australia)
popular_vote211,443
percentage239.3%
swing210.7
1blankTPP
1data1**56.1%**
1data243.9%
2blankTPP swing
2data16.1
2data26.1
titleMP
before_electionEdwin Kerby
before_partyNationalist Party (Australia)
after_electionCharles McGrath
after_partyAustralian Labor Party

The 1920 Ballaarat by-election was held on 10 July 1920 to elect the member for Ballaarat in the Australian House of Representatives.

At the 1919 federal election, Nationalist candidate Edwin Kerby defeated the sitting Labor MP Charles McGrath by a single vote, the narrowest margin in Australian electoral history. McGrath challenged the result successfully on the grounds of electoral irregularities, triggering the by-election, at which McGrath was victorious.

Results

References

References

  1. (8 July 1920). "BALLARAT BY-ELECTION". Barrier Miner.
  2. (16 July 1920). "Labor majority increases". The Horsham Times.
  3. (1 December 2017). "Eight by-elections that changed the game". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
  4. "House of Representatives Members – 8th Parliament 1919-1922". AustralianPolitics.com.
  5. "BY-ELECTIONS 1919-22". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
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