1915 Willoughby state by-election

Election result for Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Willoughby on 18 September 1915 following the death of Edward Larkin (Labor NSW) who was killed in action at Gallipoli.larkin-edward-rennix-ted-7036 Larkin, Edward Rennix (Ted) (1880–1915) Chris Cunneen 22 May 2019 Dates Date Event 25 April 1915 Edward Larkin died. 26 August 1915 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229422909 Writ of election: Willoughby Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 157 26 August 1915 2021-03-31 5405 Trove 2 September 1915 Nominations 18 September 1915 Polling day 25 September 1915 Second Round polling day 30 September 1915 Return of writ Candidates The Liberal Reform Party chose not to nominate a candidate and Charles Wade, the Leader of the Opposition, encouraged Liberals not to vote in the election, stating "it would be almost indecent to launch a fierce party contest over the grave of a man who had given his life on behalf of all parties."http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145785952 NSW by-elections The Australian Worker 9 September 1915 31 March 2021 13 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15615100 Willoughby. Mr Wade on the party truce The Sydney Morning Herald 22 September 1915 31 March 2021 10 Trove Opposition to the Labor candidate was a source of controversy between Wade and the Premier, William Holman.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121722355 Willoughby election The Maitland Daily Mercury 27 September 1915 31 March 2021 2 Trove John Chambers (Labor NSW) was the selected Labor candidate and an official of the Tramway union. Edward Clark (Independent) had represented Labor, Free Trade and Liberal Reform for St Leonards and Willoughby, before becoming an independent and member of the Single Tax League since 1907. He was also an alderman of the North Sydney Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239126385 Willoughby nominations The Daily Telegraph 3 September 1915 31 March 2021 8 Trove John Haynes (Independent Democrat) had been defeated for pre-selection as the Liberal Reform candidate for the 1913 election and the Liberal Reform party was accused of providing covert support for him. Thomas Redgrave (Independent) was an alderman of Willoughby Council and was described by The Daily Telegraph as an independent labor. Michael Roland (Australian Democrat) was a baker from Newtown. John Wilson (Independent) was the general secretary of the Post and Telegraph officers association and was described by The Daily Telegraph as an independent liberal.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239120749 Willoughby fight The Daily Telegraph 2 September 1915 31 March 2021 4 Trove Result [[1915 Willoughby state by-election|1915 Willoughby by-election]]Saturday 18 September1915 Willoughby by-election 1913 Willoughby_1 2021-03-31 Labor NSW John Chambers 1,753 42.4 -0.2 Independent Democrat John Haynes 1,659 40.1 Independent Liberal Reform John Wilson 269 6.5 Independent Labor NSW Thomas Redgrave 232 5.6 Independent Edward Clark 216 5.2 +3.0 Australian Democrat Michael Roland 4 0.1 4,133 98.0 -1.0 84 2.0 +1.0 4,217 33.9 -37.7 A second ballot was necessary because no candidate had won an absolute majority. [[1915 Willoughby state by-election|1915 Willoughby by-election]] - Second RoundSaturday 25 September1915 Willoughby by-election 1913 Willoughby_1 2021-03-31 Independent Democrat John Haynes 3,491 56.8 Labor NSW John Chambers 2,660 43.3 -8.3 6,151 99.1 -0.5 56 0.9 +0.5 6,207 49.8 -25.8 Independent Democrat Labor NSW N/A Edward Larkin (Labor NSW) was killed in action at Gallipoli. See also Electoral results for the district of Willoughby List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1915 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1910s in New South Wales