1914 Adelaide by-election

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The Adelaide seat in the House of Representatives
Registered| 33,662
Turnout| 12,446 (36.97%)
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Candidate  | George Edwin Yates | Edward Craigie
Party  | Labor | Single Tax League
Popular vote  | 10,418 | 1,936
Percentage  | 84.33%  | 15.67%
Swing  |  18.18  |  11.21

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| MP before election

Ernest Roberts
Labor

| Elected MP

George Edwin Yates
Labor

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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.

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

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1914 Adelaide by-election[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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* List of Australian federal by-elections

## References

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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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