1917 Darwin by-election

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|  | 30 June 1917 |

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ALP

Candidate  | William Spence | James Hurst
Party  | Nationalist | Labor
First preference vote  | 6,665 | 5,225
Percentage  | 56.06% | 43.94%
Swing  | 2.73pp  | 2.73pp

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| MP before election

Charles Howroyd
Nationalist

| Elected MP

Nationalist

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Darwin on 30 June 1917. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Charles Howroyd.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate William Spence, who had been defeated in his own seat of Darling at the 1917 election.

## Results[edit]

1917 Darwin by-election[1][2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | William Spence | 6,665  | 56.06  | −2.73
| Labor | James Hurst | 5,225  | 43.94  | +2.73
Total formal votes  | 11,890  | 99.60  | +2.13
Informal votes  | 48  | 0.40  | −2.13
Registered electors | 19,300  |  |
Turnout | 11,938  | 61.85  | −21.30
| Nationalist hold | Swing | −2.73 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "By-Elections 1917–1919". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
2. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.

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