1914 Korong state by-election

1914 Korong state by-election
Electoral district of Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
MP before election; Thomas Langdon; Liberal	Elected MP ; Achilles Gray; Liberal

The 1914 Korong state by-election was held on 26 June 1914 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Thomas Langdon.

Langdon, a Liberal Party member, had been re-elected unopposed at the 1911 election. He died on 27 May 1914, aged 82.^[1]

The by-election was won by Achilles Gray, with both candidates being Liberals. A state election was held just months later on 26 November 1914, which was again contested by Gray and unsuccessful candidate William Williams.^[2]

Results edit

1914 Korong state by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Achilles Gray	2,502	62.9	+62.9
	Liberal	William Williams	1,474	37.1	+37.1
Total formal votes			3,976	98.3	N/A
Informal votes			69	1.7	N/A
Turnout			4,045	59.9	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References edit

^ Thomas Langdon (1832–1914). Australian Dictionary of Biography.
^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
^ "THE TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.

[adb-1] Thomas Langdon (1832–1914). Australian Dictionary of Biography.

[handbook-2] Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).

[3] "THE TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.

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