1910 Kooyong by-election

1910 Kooyong by-election
The Kooyong seat in the House of Representatives
Registered	38,394
Turnout	21,980 (57.3%)
MP before election; William Knox; Liberal	Elected MP ; Robert Best; Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 24 August 1910. This was triggered by the resignation of Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP) MP William Knox. It is the first by-election to be triggered by the resignation of the sitting member who did not then re-contest the seat in the by-election.

The election was won by CLP candidate Robert Best.

Results

1910 Kooyong by-election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Best	11,926	55.46	−0.79
	Independent Liberal	Alfred Lumsden	8,214	38.20	−5.54
	Independent Labour	Leger Erson	1,363	6.34	+6.34
Total formal votes			21,503	97.83	−1.24
Informal votes			477	2.17	+1.24
Registered electors			38,394
Turnout			21,980	57.25	−13.81
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.79

^ "By-Elections 1910-1913". Psephos.
^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.

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