Grampians by-election, 1917

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grampians on 27 October 1917. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP and former Speaker Carty Salmon.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Edmund Jowett, who was also endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union and who would defect to them before the 1919 election.

Results

Grampians by-election, 1917[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Edmund Jowett 11,232 54.8 -2.2
Labor David Russell 9,265 45.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 20,497 99.5
Informal votes 109 0.5
Turnout 20,606 65.7
Nationalist hold Swing -2.2

References

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