1919 Echuca by-election

Victoria parliamentary no 20 September 1919 Popular William Hill 1926 (cropped).jpg William Hill Victorian Farmers' Union 13,800 68.8% 68.8pp Nationalist Party (Australia) NAT Frederick Purcell Nationalist Party (Australia) 4,848 24.2% 36.5pp MP Albert Palmer Nationalist Party (Australia) William Hill Victorian Farmers' Union 1919 Echuca by-election TPP 72.3% 27.7% TPP swing 72.3pp 33.0ppApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 20 September 1919. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Albert Palmer. The by-election was won by William Hill, endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union, who became the second "Country" member of the Parliament following William Gibson's victory in the 1918 Corangamite by-election. Results 1919 Echuca by-election By-Elections 1917-1919 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1917/1917repsby.txt William Hill VFU 13,800 68.8 +68.8 Frederick Purcell Nationalist 4,848 24.2 –36.5 Edwin Purbrick Independent Nationalist 1,418 7.1 +7.1 20,066 97.2 572 2.8 20,638 59.5 VFU William Hill 72.3 +72.3 Nationalist Frederick Purcell 27.7 –33.0 VFU Nationalist +33.0 References Category:1919 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1910s in Victoria (state)