1907 Echuca by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 10 July 1907. This was triggered after the result at the 1906 election, which saw Anti-Socialist candidate Albert Palmer narrowly defeat Protectionist MP Thomas Kennedy by just 32 votes.[1] This election was declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns.[2]

Palmer was re-elected at the by-election with an increased majority.

Results

Echuca by-election, 1907 [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	11,618	52.6	+2.5
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	10,481	47.4	-2.5
Total formal votes			22,099	99.0
Informal votes			230	1.0
Turnout			22,329	71.5
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+2.5

References

1. Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. Kennedy v Palmer [1907] HCA 21, (1907) 4 CLR 1481.
3. Carr, Adam. "House of Representatives: by-elections 1906-10". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.