Kooyong by-election, 1910

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.

The election was won by CLP candidate Sir Robert Best.

Results

Kooyong by-election, 1910^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sir Robert Best	11,925	55.5	-0.8
	Independent Liberal	Alfred Lumsden	8,214	38.2	-5.5
	Labour	Leger Erson	1,363	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			21,502	98.8
Informal votes			253	1.2
Turnout			21,755	56.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

By-elections of the 4th Australian parliament (1910–1913)

1910	Kooyong

1911	Batman North Sydney Boothby

1912	Werriwa

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