1907 Echuca by-election

1907 Echuca by-election

10 July 1907
The Echuca seat in the House of Representatives
Registered	31,183
Turnout	22,329 (71.5%)
First party Second party   Candidate Albert Palmer Thomas Kennedy Party Anti-Socialist Protectionist Popular vote 11,618 10,481 Percentage 52.6% 47.4% Swing 2.5 2.5
MP before election Albert Palmer Anti-Socialist Elected MP Albert Palmer Anti-Socialist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 10 July 1907. This was triggered after the result of the 1906 election, which saw Anti-Socialist candidate Albert Palmer narrowly defeat Protectionist MP Thomas Kennedy by just 32 votes.[1] This election was declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns.[2]

Palmer was re-elected at the by-election with an increased majority.

Results

1907 Echuca by-election [3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	11,618	52.57	+2.47
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	10,481	47.43	−2.47
Total formal votes			22,099	98.97	+4.34
Informal votes			230	1.03	−4.34
Registered electors			31,183
Turnout			22,329	71.61	+16.32
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+2.47

References

1. Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. Kennedy v Palmer [1907] HCA 21, (1907) 4 CLR 1481.
3. Carr, Adam. "House of Representatives: by-elections 1906-10". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
4. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.