1906 Toorak state by-election
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The 1906 Toorak state by-election was held on 10 October 1906 to elect the next member for Toorak in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of incumbent MP George Fairbairn.
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10 October 1906
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Electoral district of Toorak in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fairbairn resigned to contest the newly created seat of Fawkner in the Australian House of Representatives at the 1906 federal election.
The by-election was won by Independent Ministerialist candidate Norman Bayles, although he later joined the Ministerialists.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ind. Ministerialist | Norman Bayles | 1,528 | 63.7 | +63.7 | |
| Ministerialist | Louis Holmes | 869 | 36.2 | â24.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,397 | 99.95 | |||
| Informal votes | 11 | 0.05 | |||
| Turnout | 2,409 | ||||
| Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||