1915 Clarence state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 14 August 1915 following the death of John McFarlane (Liberal Reform).[1] There were two candidates endorsed by the Farmers and Settlers Party.

Dates
Date Event
17 March 1880 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
2 April 1880 Nominations
7 April 1880 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
20 April 1880 Return of writ

Results
1915 Clarence by-election
Saturday 14 August [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmers and Settlers William Zuill 2,904 56.69
Farmers and Settlers George Morrison 2,212 43.18
Liberal Reform Thomas Henry 7 0.14
Total formal votes 5,123 98.67 +2.11
Informal votes 69 1.33 -2.11
Turnout 5,192 53.15 [lower-alpha 1] -8.40
Farmers and Settlers gain from Liberal Reform SwingN/A

See also

Notes
  1. based on an electoral roll of 9,768 at the 1913 election

References
  1. "Mr John McFarlane (1854-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Clarence". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 134. 22 July 1915. p. 4303. Retrieved 8 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1915 results Clarence". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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