1915 Wide Bay by-election

August 2019 March 2023 Queensland parliamentary no 11 December 1915 Edward Corser.jpg Edward Corser Liberal 14,027 50.15% 50.15pp Australian Labor Party ALP Andrew Thompson Australian Labor Party 13,941 49.85% 14.46pp MP Andrew Fisher Australian Labor Party Edward Corser Liberal A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wide Bay on 11 December 1915. This was triggered by the resignation of former Labor Party Prime Minister and MP Andrew Fisher. The by-election was won by Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate Edward Corser by 43 votes, after the party previously did not contest the seat at the 1914 federal election — instead, the seat was contested by independent candidate John Austin, on 35.7 percent of the vote. Labor lost 14.5 percent of its vote from just over a year earlier. Voting was not compulsory in 1915. Results 1915 Wide Bay by-election By-Elections 1914-1917 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1914/1914repsby.txt Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82 1983 Australian Electoral Office Canberra Edward Corser Commonwealth Liberal 14,027 50.15 +50.15 Andrew Thompson Labor 13,941 49.85 −14.46 27,968 99.12 +2.02 248 0.88 −2.02 34,276 28,216 82.32 +4.21 Commonwealth Liberal Labor No See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1915 elections in Australia Category:Queensland federal by-elections Category:1910s in Queensland