1901_West_Adelaide_state_by-election

1901 West Adelaide state by-election

1901 West Adelaide state by-election

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The 1901 West Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 1 June 1901 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of West Adelaide.[1][2]

Results

The by-election was triggered by the election of West Adelaide MHA and former Labor leader Lee Batchelor to the inaugural Australian House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election.[3] Although Labor candidate James Healey was favoured to succeed Batchelor, he was defeated by City of Adelaide councillor and Catholic community figure Francis Bernard Keogh.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    "WEST ADELAIDE". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "WEST ADELAIDE". The Register. Adelaide. 3 June 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Various Views". The Critic. Adelaide. 8 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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