Echuca by-election, 1919

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 20 September 1919. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Albert Palmer.

The by-election was won by William Hill, endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union, who became the second "Country" member of the Parliament following William Gibson's victory in the 1918 Corangamite by-election.

Results

Echuca by-election, 1919[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers William Hill 13,800 68.8 +68.8
Nationalist Frederick Purcell 4,848 24.2 -36.5
Ind. Nationalist Edwin Purbrick 1,418 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 20,066 97.2
Informal votes 572 2.8
Turnout 20,638 59.5
Two-party-preferred result
Victorian Farmers William Hill 72.3 +72.3
Nationalist Frederick Purcell 27.7 -33.0
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing +33.0

References

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