1903 Moree state by-election

The 1903 Moree state by-election was held on 12 December 1903 to elect the member for Moree in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labour Party MP William Webster, who contested the seat of Gwydir at the 1903 federal election.

Registered12,875^[a]

Turnout39.79% ( 18.16)^[a]

Quick facts Electoral district of Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Registered ...

1903 Moree state by-election

← 1901 12 December 1903 1904 â†’
Electoral district of Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered	12,875[a]
Turnout	39.79% ( 18.16)[a]
First party Second party   LRP IND Candidate Percy Stirton Alfredo Zlotkowski Party Liberal Reform Ind. Liberal Popular vote 689 440 Percentage 61.03% 38.97% Swing 61.03 38.97
MP before election William Webster Labour Elected MP Percy Stirton Liberal Reform

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Labour selected Matthew Boland as its candidate, but he withdrew because he felt "too nervous".^[1] Leonard Court was subsequently chosen as Boland's replacement, but he was not officially nominated in time, preventing Labour from contesting the seat.^[2][3]

Percy Stirton won the by-election for the Liberal Reform Party with 61% of the vote, defeating Independent Liberal candidate Alfredo Zlotkowski.^[4] This was the last contest for Moree, with the seat abolished in 1904 and largely replaced by a recreated state seat of Gwydir following the outcome of the 1903 New South Wales referendum that reduced the number of Legislative Assembly members.^[5]