1918 Corangamite by-election

Victoria parliamentary no 14 December 1918 Popular William Gibson - Talma & Co (cropped).jpg William Gibson Victorian Farmers' Union 6,604 26.4% 26.4pp JamesSc.JPG James Scullin Australian Labor Party 10,630 42.5% 2.9pp MP Chester Manifold Nationalist Party (Australia) William Gibson Victorian Farmers' Union 1918 Corangamite by-election Nationalist Party (Australia) NAT George Knox Nationalist Party (Australia) 5,737 22.9% 37.5pp TPP 56.3% 43.7% TPP swing 56.3pp 4.1ppApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 14 December 1918. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Chester Manifold. In October, the Labor Party had won a by-election for the safe conservative seat of Swan when the entry of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association had split the conservative vote. The Nationalists quickly introduced preferential voting, which was first practiced at the Corangamite by-election. Although the Labor candidate, future Prime Minister James Scullin, came first on the primary vote, Nationalist preferences elected William Gibson of the Victorian Farmers' Union, who thus became the first "Country" member of the Australian Parliament. Results Corangamite by-election, 1918 By-Elections 1917-1919 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1917/1917repsby.txt James Scullin Labor 10,630 42.5 +2.9 William Gibson VFU 6,604 26.4 +26.4 George Knox Nationalist 5,737 22.9 -37.5 Russell Coldham Independent Nationalist 1,174 4.7 +4.7 Thomas Leaper Returned Soldiers 895 3.6 +3.6 25,040 98.0 516 2.0 25,553 73.2 VFU William Gibson 14,096 56.3 +56.3 Labor James Scullin 10,944 43.7 +4.1 VFU Nationalist -4.1 References Category:1918 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1910s in Victoria (state) Category:December 1918 in Australia