Echuca by-election, 1919
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 20 September 1919. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Albert Palmer.
The by-election was won by William Hill, endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union, who became the second "Country" member of the Parliament following William Gibson's victory in the 1918 Corangamite by-election.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 13,800 | 68.8 | +68.8 | |
Nationalist | Frederick Purcell | 4,848 | 24.2 | -36.5 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Edwin Purbrick | 1,418 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Total formal votes | 20,066 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 572 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 20,638 | 59.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 72.3 | +72.3 | ||
Nationalist | Frederick Purcell | 27.7 | -33.0 | ||
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | +33.0 | |||
References
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