1916 Bingara state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 10 June 1916 because George McDonald (Labor) resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and recontested the seat as an Independent.^[1][2]

Results

1916 Bingara by-election
Saturday 10 June ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George McDonald (re-elected)	2,974	56.2
	Labor	Alfred McClelland	2,314	43.8
Total formal votes			5,288	99.0
Informal votes			52	1.0
Turnout			5,340	52.8 [lower-alpha 1]
	Member changed to Independent from Labor

See also

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

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 10,111 at the 1913 election.^[3]

References

1. "The Hon. George Roy William McDonald". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1916 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
3. Green, Antony. "1913 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.