1914 Korong state by-election

1907 Korong state by-election March 2024 Victoria parliamentary no 1911 Victorian state election 1911 Nov. 1914 26 June 1914 Electoral district of Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly LIB Achilles Gray Liberal 2,502 62.9% 62.9 LIB William Williams Liberal 1,474 37.1% 37.1 MP Thomas Langdon Liberal Achilles Gray Liberal The 1914 Korong state by-election was held on 26 June 1914 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Thomas Langdon. Langdon, a Liberal Party member, had been re-elected unopposed at the 1911 election. He died on 27 May 1914, aged 82.Thomas Langdon (1832–1914) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/langdon-thomas-7028 Australian Dictionary of Biography The by-election was won by Achilles Gray, with both candidates being Liberals. A state election was held just months later on 26 November 1914, which was again contested by Gray and unsuccessful candidate William Williams.Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (0708102700). Results 1914 Korong state by-electionTHE TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1911assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive Achilles Gray Commonwealth Liberal 2,502 62.9 +62.9 William Williams Commonwealth Liberal 1,474 37.1 +37.1 3,976 98.3 N/A 69 1.7 N/A 4,045 59.9 N/A Commonwealth Liberal N/A References Korong Category:Victorian state by-elections Korong