1913 Yass state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Yass on 5 March 1913 because of the resignation of Niels Nielsen (Labor). Nielsen was the Secretary for Lands in the McGowen ministry, and drafted legislation to repeal the Land Conversion Act consistent with Labor policy, however this proved to be controversial, with extensive division in the Labor Party, resulting in Bill Dunn and Henry Hoyle resigning from parliament in July 1911, removing Labor's slim majority in the Legislative Assembly. Caucus dropped his legislation and Nielsen resigned from the ministry on 1 August 1911.[1] Unable to regain ministerial office, he resigned his seat in 1913 as part of a party deal that saw him appointed Mew South Wales trade commissioner in San Francisco.[1]

Dates

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Date Event
4 February 1913 Niels Nielsen resigned.[1]
5 February 1913 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
12 February 1913 Nominations
5 March 1913 Polling day
31 March 1913 Return of writ

Result

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1913 Yass by-election
Wednesday 5 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg McGirr 2,972 50.3 −3.2
Liberal Reform Patrick Bourke 2,931 49.7 +3.2
Total formal votes 5,903 100.0 +1.4
Informal votes 0 0.0 −1.4
Turnout 5,903 73.8 [a] +0.1
Labor hold Swing −3.2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 8,001 at the 1910 election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nairn, Bede (1988). "Nielsen, Niels Rasmus Wilson (1869–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Yass". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 21. 5 February 1913. p. 931. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 results Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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