1906 Toorak state by-election explained

Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1904 Victorian state election
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1907 Victorian state election
Next Year:1907
Election Date:10 October 1906
Seats For Election:Electoral district of Toorak in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Image1: IND
Party1:Ind. Ministerialist
Colour1:1C0DAB
Popular Vote1:1,528
Percentage1:63.7%
Swing1: 63.7%
Party2:Ministerialist
Colour2:1C0DAB
Popular Vote2:869
Percentage2:36.2
Swing2: 24.6%
MP
Before Election:George Fairbairn
Before Party:Ministerialist
After Election:Norman Bayles
After Party:Ind. Ministerialist

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Victoria . Parliament of Victoria . Bayles, Norman . re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 . Parliament of Victoria . 2001 .