1924 Dalhousie state by-election

April 2022 A by-election for the seat of Dalhousie in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Thursday 31 January 1924. The by-election was triggered by the death of Nationalist member Allan Cameron on 28 December 1923. The Dalhousie by-election was the first to be held under the provisions of the Amending Electoral Act passed by the Victorian Parliament in December 1923, after a perceived abuse of electoral laws during the Daylesford by-election in August. Among other clauses, the new legislation required "authorised witnesses" to confirm the identity of electors applying for a postal vote.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1926537 DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION. The Argus Melbourne 3 January 1924 11 October 2013 8 National Library of Australia Candidates Four nominations were received by noon on 18 January 1924. The candidates were Reg Pollard, a farmer and grazier from Woodend, for the Labor Party; Angus Stewart McNab, a farmer and grazier from Willowmavin, for the Nationalist Party; Gerald James McKenna, a farmer from Kyneton, for the Country Party; and John James McCarthy, a grazier from Kyneton, an independent candidate.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1916685 DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION. The Argus Melbourne 19 January 1924 11 October 2013 31 National Library of Australia Results 1924 Dalhousie state by-electionhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58091567 Dalhousie By-Flection. Kilmore Free Press Kilmore, Vic. 7 February 1924 11 October 2013 2 MORNING National Library of Australia Nationalist Angus McNab 1,568 34.2 Labor VIC Reg Pollard 1,522 33.3 Country VIC Gerald McKenna 1,023 22.3 Independent John McCarthy 475 10.4 4,588 98.7 62 1.3 4,650 71.5 Labor VIC Reg Pollard 2,339 51.0 Nationalist Angus McNab 2,249 49.0 Labor VIC Nationalist N/A References Category:1924 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:1920s in Victoria (state)