1901 West Adelaide state by-election
South Australian By-election
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The 1901 West Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide.[1][2]
Results
The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election.[3] Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bernard Keogh | 764 | 28.9 | |||
| Labor | James Healey | 600 | 22.7 | ||
| Alfred Myers | 567 | 21.4 | |||
| Robert Charles Bustard | 318 | 12.0 | |||
| George Hussey | 235 | 8.9 | |||
| Edward Alfred Henry Madge | 97 | 3.7 | |||
| John Sprod | 24 | 0.9 | |||
| John O'Connell | 16 | 0.6 | |||
| Joseph William Gilbert Alford | 14 | 0.5 | |||
| James Robert Scott | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Total formal votes | 2,645 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 70 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,715 | 38.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||