Election Name: | 1912 Werriwa by-election |
After Party: | Australian Labor Party |
Turnout: | 21,709 (76.00%) |
Next Year: | 1913 |
Next Election: | 1913 Australian federal election |
Election Date: | 1 June 1912 |
Previous Year: | 1910 |
Previous Election: | 1910 Australian federal election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Seats For Election: | The Werriwa seat in the House of Representatives |
Registered: | 28,565 |
Candidate1: | Benjamin Bennett |
Percentage1: | 50.79% |
Percentage2: | 49.21% |
Ongoing: | no |
Before Party: | Australian Labor Party |
After Election: | Benjamin Bennett |
Before Election: | David Hall |
MP | |
Swing2: | 3.83 |
Popular Vote2: | 10,546 |
Party2: | Commonwealth Liberal Party |
Candidate2: | Alfred Conroy |
Swing1: | 3.83 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,884 |
Country: | Australia |
Party1: | Australian Labor Party |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 1 June 1912. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP David Hall.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Benjamin Bennett.