1911 Mudgee state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 16 August 1911 because of the resignation of Labor Party member Bill Dunn because he disagreed with legislation introduced by the Labor Secretary for Lands Niels Nielsen. Labor reversed its policy and Dunn stood for re-election as the Labor candidate.[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
26 July 1911	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
2 August 1911	Nominations
16 August 1911	Polling day
2 September 1911	Return of writ

Results

1911 Mudgee by-election
Wednesday 16 August [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	3,173	51.61	-1.64
	Liberal Reform	Owen Gilbert	2,975	48.39	+1.64
Total formal votes			6,148	100
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			6,148	72.69 [lower-alpha 1]
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.64

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Mudgee
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 8,458 at the 1910 election.[4]

References

1. Green, Antony. "1911 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
2. "Dunn, William Fraser (1877 - 1951)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. "Writ of election: Mudgee". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (96). 27 July 1911. p. 4052. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1910 Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.