1916 Drummoyne state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 22 January 1916. It was triggered by the death of sitting George Richards (Liberal Reform).

Dates

Date	Event
3 January 1916	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
10 January 1916	Day of nomination
22 January 1916	Polling day
29 January 1916	Second ballot
7 February 1916	Return of writ

Results

1916 Drummoyne by-election
Saturday 22 January 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Alexander Graff	3,101	47.32
	National Progressive	Frederick Parish	1,392	21.24
	Independent Liberal	Frank Farnell	1,152	17.58
	Women's League	William Begg	829	12.65
	Independent Democrat	Patrick Craddock	70	1.07
	Independent Democrat	John Bell	8	0.14
Total formal votes			6,553	100.00
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			6,553	47.49

A second ballot was necessary because Alexander Graff failed, by 176 votes, to win an absolute majority. The Sydney Morning Herald attributed the lack of majority to Frank Farnell splitting the Liberal vote.

1916 Drummoyne by-election - Second Round
Saturday 29 January 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Alexander Graff	4,382	56.06
	National Progressive	Frederick Parish	3,435	43.94
Total formal votes			7,817	99.52
Informal votes			38	0.48
Turnout			7,855	56.92
	Liberal Reform hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Drummoyne
• List of New South Wales state by-elections