Election Name: | 1911 Boothby by-election |
After Party: | Commonwealth Liberal Party |
Turnout: | 18,702 (52.8%) |
Next Year: | 1913 |
Next Election: | 1913 Australian federal election |
Election Date: | 11 November 1911 |
Previous Year: | 1910 |
Previous Election: | 1910 Australian federal election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Seats For Election: | The Boothby seat in the House of Representatives |
Registered: | 35,460 |
Candidate1: | David Gordon |
Percentage1: | 57.1% |
Percentage2: | 42.9% |
Ongoing: | no |
Before Party: | Labour |
After Election: | David Gordon |
Before Election: | Lee Batchelor |
MP | |
Swing2: | 20.9 |
Popular Vote2: | 8,008 |
Party2: | Labour |
Candidate2: | James Jelley |
Swing1: | 57.1 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,656 |
Country: | Australia |
Party1: | Commonwealth Liberal Party |
Colour2: | DE3533 |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Boothby on 11 November 1911. This was triggered by the death of Labour MP Lee Batchelor.
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate David Gordon.