1904 Riverina by-election explained

Election Name:1904 Riverina by-election
Country:Australia
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1903 Australian federal election
Previous Year:1903
Election Date:18 May 1904
Next Election:1906 Australian federal election
Next Year:1906
Turnout:10,995 (57.77%)
Registered:19,031
Seats For Election:The Riverina seat in the House of Representatives
Candidate1:John Chanter
Image1:John Chanter, Australian politician in c.1901.jpg
Party1:Protectionist Party
Popular Vote1:5,547
Percentage1:51.7%
Swing1: 1.7
Candidate2:Robert Blackwood
Party2:Free Trade Party
Popular Vote2:5,184
Percentage2:48.3%
Swing2: 1.7
MP
Before Election:Robert Blackwood
Before Party:Free Trade Party
After Election:John Chanter
After Party:Protectionist Party

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Riverina on 18 May 1904. This was triggered after the result at the 1903 election, which had seen Free Trade candidate Robert Blackwood narrowly defeat Protectionist MP John Chanter, was declared void due to allegations of electoral irregularities.[1]

At the by-election Chanter defeated Blackwood.

Notes and References

  1. Chanter v Blackwood (No 1) . Chanter v Blackwood . 1904 . HCA . 2 . (1904) 1 CLR 39. and Chanter v Blackwood (No 2) . 1904 . HCA . 48 . (1904) 1 CLR 121. .