1916 Drummoyne state by-election

none March 2021 March 2021 1916 Drummoyne state by-election New South Wales parliamentary Primary no 1913 New South Wales state election 1913 22 January 1916 (first round)29 January 1916 (second round) 1917 New South Wales state election 1917 13,800 56.92% ( 13.71) (second round) Electoral district of Drummoyne in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly AlexanderGraff.jpg 145 120 160 0 8 Alexander Graff Liberal Reform Party (Australia) NPP National Progressive Frederick Parish Nat Progressive National Progressive Frank Farnell FL1789227.jpg 180 120 160 17 30 Frank Farnell Independent Liberal (Australia) Independent Liberal Reform Walter Bentley.jpg 145 120 160 0 17 William Begg Women's League no National Humanitarian 1st round 3,101 1,392 1,152 829 Percentage 47.32% 21.24% 17.58% 12.65% Swing 8.84 16.66 17.58 12.65 2nd round 4,382 3,435 Percentage 56.06% 43.94% MP George Richards Liberal Reform Party (Australia) Alexander Graff Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The 1916 Drummoyne state by-election was held on 22 January 1916 to elect the member for Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Liberal Reform MP George Richards. The by-election resulted in Liberal Reform candidate Alexander Graff finishing in first place with 47.32% of the vote, followed by National Progressive candidate Frederick Parish on 21.24%. Because no candidate had received an absolute majority, a second round of voting was held one week later on 29 January 1962, which Graff won.SPLIT IN LIBERAL VOTE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15638845 Sydney Morning Herald 10 June 2025 8 24 January 1962 Key dates 3 January 1916 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyWRIT OF ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229422943 Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 10 June 2025 43 3 January 1916 10 January 1916 – Candidate nominations 22 January 1916 – Polling day 29 January 1916 – Second round 7 February 1916 – Return of writ Results [[1916 Drummoyne state by-election|1916 Drummoyne state by-election]]Green Antony Drummoyne - By-election 1916 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1913/Drummoyne_1.htm Parliament of New South Wales 10 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121152459/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1913/Drummoyne_1.htm 21 January 2025 Alexander Graff Liberal Reform 3,101 47.32 +8.84 Frederick Parish National Progressive 1,392 21.24 +16.66 Frank Farnell Independent Liberal Reform 1,152 17.58 +17.58 William Begg Women's League National Humanitarian 829 12.65 +12.65 Patrick Craddock Independent Democrat 70 1.07 +1.07 John Bell Independent Democrat 8 0.14 +0.14 6,553 – – – 6,553 47.49 –23.14 Alexander Graff Liberal Reform 4,382 56.06 N/A Frederick Parish National Progressive 3,435 43.94 N/A 7,817 99.52 +1.74 38 0.48 –1.74 7,855 56.92 –13.71 Liberal Reform No See also Electoral results for the district of Drummoyne List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1916 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections