A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Alexandria on 18 May 1912, following the death of John Dacey (Labor).[1][2]

Results

1912 Alexandria by-election
Saturday 18 May [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Hickey 3,437 65.4 -3.3
Liberal Reform William Ferguson 1,695 32.2 +1.3
Socialist Arthur Duffield 70 1.3
Independent James Dixon 56 1.1
Total formal votes 5,258 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 147 2.7 -0.2
Turnout 5,405 55.6 [lower-alpha 1] -9.5
Labor hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,721 at the 1910 election.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr John Rowland Dacey (1854–1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1912 Alexandria by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Alexandria". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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