1909 Moreton state by-election

August 2019 January 2024 The 1909 Moreton state by-election was a by-election held on 19 June 1909 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Moreton, based to the north of Brisbane. The by-election was triggered by the death of Ministerial member John Dunmore Campbell on 27 May 1909. Campbell had held the seat since 1899. He was a minister in the short-lived Second Philp Ministry prior to the 1908 election.http://parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/documents/membregisterHB.pdf Alphabetical register of Members of the Legislative Assembly, 1860–2009 196 12 January 2009 7 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090615105945/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/documents/membregisterHB.pdf 15 June 2009 The seat, later known as Murrumba, was based in Caboolture and included all of Moreton Bay Region (now the City of Moreton Bay), the former City of Caloundra and the towns of Nambour and Eumundi.93 557 July 1909 Timeline Date Event 27 May 1909 John Dunmore Campbell died, vacating the seat of Moreton. 29 May 1909 Writs were issued by the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland to proceed with a by-election.92 ? 29 May 1909 5 June 1909 Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers. 19 June 1909 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 5pm. 26 June 1909 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Results James Forsythe retained the seat for the Ministerial party. Moreton state by-election, 1909Hughes Colin A. Colin Hughes Graham, B. D. Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964 1976 Australian National University Canberra 0-7081-0301-4 77 Ministerial James Forsythe 1,728 55.97 –11.78 Labor QLD James Denny 743 24.06 +24.06 Independent Ministerial William Joyner 616 19.95 +19.95 3,087 78.55 +0.65 Ministerial –11.78 References Category:1909 elections in Australia Category:Queensland state by-elections Category:1900s in Queensland