1917 Grampians by-election

Victoria parliamentary no 27 October 1917 Popular Edmund Jowett 1917 (cropped).jpg Edmund Jowett Nationalist Party (Australia) 11,232 54.80% 2.19pp Australian Labor Party ALP David Russell Australian Labor Party 9,265 45.20% 2.19pp MP Carty Salmon Nationalist Party (Australia) Edmund Jowett Nationalist Party (Australia)April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grampians on 27 October 1917. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP and former Speaker Carty Salmon. The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Edmund Jowett, who was also endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union and who would defect to them before the 1919 election. Results 1917 Grampians by-election By-Elections 1917-1919 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1917/1917repsby.txt Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82 1983 Australian Electoral Office Canberra Edmund Jowett Nationalist 11,232 54.80 −2.19 David Russell Labor 9,265 45.20 +2.19 20,497 99.47 +1.36 109 0.53 −1.36 31,346 20,606 65.74 −18.65 Nationalist −2.19 References Category:1917 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1910s in Victoria (state)