1924 Dalhousie state by-election

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.[1]

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.[2]

Results
Dalhousie state by-election, 1924[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Angus McNab 1,568 34.2
Labor Reg Pollard 1,522 33.3
Country Gerald McKenna 1,023 22.3
Independent John McCarthy 475 10.4
Total formal votes 4,588 98.7
Informal votes 62 1.3
Turnout 4,650 71.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 2,339 51.0
Nationalist Angus McNab 2,249 49.0
Labor gain from Nationalist SwingN/A

References
  1. "DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 3 January 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. "DALHOUSIE BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 19 January 1924. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. "Dalhousie By-Flection". Kilmore Free Press (MORNING ed.). Kilmore, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 7 February 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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