1901 Darling Downs by-election

Australian federal by-election April 2024 1901 Darling Downs by-election 4,532 Littleton Groom Protectionist Party William Henry Groom MP 37.22 37.22% 2,687 Independent (politician) 125px Joshua Thomas Bell 15.72 62.78% Protectionist Party Australia 125px Littleton Groom The Darling Downs seat in the House of Representatives 7,264 1903 1903 Australian federal election 1901 09 14 y 1901 1901 Australian federal election no Parliamentary Protectionist PartyAugust 2019 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives electorate of Darling Downs in Queensland on 14 September 1901, a Saturday. It was triggered by the death of William Henry Groom on 8 August 1901. It was the first by-election of the Australian parliament since Federation. The writ for the by-election was issued on 13 August, nominations for candidates closed on 27 August. Results Darling Downs by-election, 1901 Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82 1983 Australian Electoral Commission Canberra Littleton Groom Protectionist 4,532 62.78 −15.72 Joshua Thomas Bell Independent 2,687 37.22 +37.22 7,219 99.38 +3.00 45 0.62 −3.00 7,264 N/A N/A Protectionist −15.72 Aftermath Littleton Groom was elected in the by-election, receiving nearly 63 per cent of the vote. Groom was the third son of the deceased former member, William Groom. The other candidate in the by-election was Joshua Thomas Bell, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the electoral district of Dalby. References See also List of Australian federal by-elections Category:1901 elections in Australia Category:Queensland federal by-elections Category:1900s in Queensland