1914 Adelaide by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 10 January 1914. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Ernest Roberts.

1914 Adelaide by-election
10 January 1914
The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives
Registered33,662
Turnout12,446 (36.97%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate George Edwin Yates Edward Craigie
Party Labor Single Tax League
Popular vote 10,418 1,936
Percentage 84.33% 15.67%
Swing Increase 18.18 Increase 11.21
MP before election

Ernest Roberts
Labor

 Elected MP

George Edwin Yates
Labor

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate George Edwin Yates. Single Tax League[1] candidate Edward Craigie had previously contested the seat at the 1913 federal election as an independent candidate, achieving 4.6 percent of the vote. Voting was not compulsory in 1914.

Results
1914 Adelaide by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Edwin Yates 10,418 84.33 +18.18
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,936 15.67 +11.21
Total formal votes 12,354 99.26 +5.57
Informal votes 92 0.74 −5.57
Registered electors 33,662
Turnout 12,446 36.97 −38.96
Labor hold Swing+18.18

See also

References
  1. "House of Representatives by-elections, 1901-2009" (PDF). Australian Parliament House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. "By-Elections 1913-1914". Psephos.
  3. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.
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