October 1911 Liverpool Plains state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 28 October 1911 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Perry at the by-election on 16 August 1911 was void.^[1] Perry had been declared as winning the seat, with a margin of 3 votes and 91 informal votes, and William Ashford challenged the result before the Elections and Qualifications Committee.^[2]

The Committee recounted the votes and held that Perry and Ashford had tied on 2,915 votes each.^[3] The provision for a tie only referred to the returning officer as having a casting vote, and he had already concluded his task in returning the writ.^[4] The Committee declared that the election was void.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
3 October 1911	Election declared void.[1]
6 October 1911	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
16 October 1911	Nominations
28 October 1911	Polling day
14 November 1911	Return of writ

Results

1911 Liverpool Plains by-election
Saturday 28 October ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Ashford	4,030	53.5	+3.5
	Liberal Reform	John Perry (defeated)	3,524	46.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			7,554	100.0	+1.5
Informal votes			0	0.0	−1.5
Turnout			7,554	83.0 [lower-alpha 1]	+18.0
	Labor gain from Liberal Reform

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,100 at the 1910 election.^[7]

References

1. "Unseated: Liberals lose a member". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 1911. p. 17. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via Trove.
2. "Petition of William George Ashford". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 127. 19 September 1911. p. 5065. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via Trove.
3. "Liverpool Plains". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via Trove.
4. "A dead heat". The Daily Telegraph. 27 September 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via Trove.
5. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 138. 6 October 1911. p. 5423. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via Trove.
6. Green, Antony. "October 1911 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "1910 Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2020.