1906 Toorak state by-election

The 1906 Toorak state by-election was held on 10 October 1906 to elect the next member for Toorak in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of incumbent MP George Fairbairn.

1906 Toorak state by-election

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Electoral district of Toorak in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party Second party   IND MIN Candidate Norman Bayles Norman Bayles Party Ind. Ministerialist Ministerialist Popular vote 1,528 869 Percentage 63.7% 36.2 Swing 63.7% 24.6%
MP before election George Fairbairn Ministerialist Elected MP Norman Bayles Ind. Ministerialist

Fairbairn resigned to contest the newly created seat of Fawkner in the Australian House of Representatives at the 1906 federal election.

The by-election was won by Independent Ministerialist candidate Norman Bayles, although he later joined the Ministerialists.^[1]

Results

1906 Toorak state by-election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Ministerialist	Norman Bayles	1,528	63.7	+63.7
	Ministerialist	Louis Holmes	869	36.2	−24.6
Total formal votes			2,397	99.95
Informal votes			11	0.05
Turnout			2,409
	Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist		Swing

References

1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Bayles, Norman". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
2. "THE TWENTIETH PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.